Integrate SP1 into WinXP installation?

[Hans]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering, how do u integrate SP1 into WinXP installation file? Also I recall u can put the CD-KEY with it. How do I do that?

(Don't wana waste my money on google now, as I am in uni.. :mad: Stupid uni, charges for international traffic)

[Binky Stunt Cat]

http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#w2k
thats for 2k, so i imagine XP cant be much different...

[Sydog]

there is an article at www.tweaktown.com if I remember correctly

[paul rhee]

http://www.trwhotfilez.kit.net/xpsp1/xpsp1.html#Download

everything you need for SP1 is in there ;-)

and as for unattended installation for XP... damn i know i learnt it when i was doing NT4 course :-( .. google all the way man

[swiftynz]

Originally posted by Hans
(Don't wana waste my money on google now, as I am in uni.. :mad: Stupid uni, charges for international traffic)
hey, me and binky have to pay for google's all the time :p
and google.co.nz is free ;)

to integrate sp1 with the install files you have to extract it and then run <path to sp1 files>\update\update.exe -s:<path to xp install files>

dont know about putting in the cdkey.

[Hans]

Thx guys. I will give it a go later tonite. Very helpful, as always. :D :D :D

[Gremlin]

Its called "slipstreaming", you could also use something like sysprep (which I think may even be on the XP CD in the support folder .. can't find my CD to check right now) to make a unattended setup file.

[MrThc]

what Swifty posted is the correct command for slipstreaming XP.. as for unattended installation, go to the cd, support\tools dir and extract deploy.cab to somewhere on your hdd, run setupmgr.exe to create a unattended install file, it will prompt you for the CDKey during the process. save the file as winnt.sif and place it in the i386 dir if you are creating a new bootable CD, or you can just have it on a floppy disc and make sure it is in when you boot from CD.. the other option is to run the .bat file it creates to run setup if you are using a distribution folder instead of CD.

let me know if you need to know how to make a new bootable ISO of WinXP SP1

[WinXP Monkey]

Originally posted by MrThc
what Swifty posted is the correct command for slipstreaming XP.. as for unattended installation, go to the cd, support\tools dir and extract deploy.cab to somewhere on your hdd, run setupmgr.exe to create a unattended install file, it will prompt you for the CDKey during the process. save the file as winnt.sif and place it in the i386 dir if you are creating a new bootable CD, or you can just have it on a floppy disc and make sure it is in when you boot from CD.. the other option is to run the .bat file it creates to run setup if you are using a distribution folder instead of CD.

let me know if you need to know how to make a new bootable ISO of WinXP SP1 could you go in detail about copying the unattended installation file winnt.sif onto floppy and use it for bootable winxp ?

[Gremlin]

http://www.hytekcomputer.com/Articles/XPInstall/1.shtml

[Agent666]

thanks for that link gremlin ....... should make the next install a little less painful ;)