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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- First Steps
- Extract the boot image from a Windows XP CD
- How to slipstream Windows
Service Pack 3
- How
To slipstream SATA Drivers Using nLite
- Burn a bootable CD or DVD Using Nero V 7.8
- Burn a bootable CD or DVD using nLite
- Conclusion
First Steps
Before we can start the process of creating Windows install disc, we first
need to gather some software. Below is a list of software that you will need
to download and install, as well as CDs that you should have on hand in order
to continue.
- An existing copy of Windows XP home, Professional, or Media Center. Unfortunately,
for this step you can not use an OEM CD provided by your computer manufacturer
(Dell, HP, etc).
- Nero Burning Rom or nLite
if you do not have NERO
- ISOBUSTER
- Network
installation copy of Windows XP Service pack 3
- A copy of your SATA drivers from your motherboard Web site if you have a
SATA HDD that requires special drivers.
- A blank writable CD or DVD and a CD/DVD burner.
Once you have made sure you have all the software or media listed above, you
should create a folder that will be used to store the files that will be written
to the installation disc. For this tutorial, we suggest you create a folder
on your C: drive labeled XPCD. Once the folder is created, please copy the entire
contents of your XP CD to this folder.
Extracting the boot image
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Using the Command Line to slipstream the service pack:
Click on the Start Menu and then select
Run. Then type
command
into the
Open: field. Finally, click on the
OK
button. You will now be at a command prompt where you should type the following
bolded lines. After each line, press enter on your keyboard as shown in the
figure below.
CD\
C:WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe /integrate:C:\XPCD
If you are using an OEM Windows XP CD you will receive the following error.
This error means that you cannot use this type of CD to create a slipstreamed
installation and will not be able to continue with this tutorial.
Now that you are done slipstreaming the service pack using the command line.
You should now skip to the section detailing how to slipstream your SATA hard
drive drivers. If you are not using a SATA drive you can skip ahead to learn
how to
burn the DVD.
[...]
How To slipstream SATA
Drivers Using nLite
If you have not already installed nLite, you will need to
download
and install the program first. Next, you will need to download your SATA drivers
from your motherboard or computer manufacture's web site. In our example, I
will be using VIA raid drivers from Biostar. Once the SATA drivers have been
downloaded, you should extract them to a folder on your hard drive. In our example,
we have extracted the drivers into the C:\SATA Driver folder.
Now that everything is prepared you should start the nLite program. When the
program starts, click on the
Next button, and then at the next
screen, select the
Browse button to see a screen similar to
the one below.
Now select your Windows installation folder that we created at C:\XPCD and
then click on the
OK button. nLite will scan the directory
and identify any previously installed service packs. When it has finished, click
on the
Next button. You will now be on a screen asking if there
are any presets that you would like to use. Just click on the
Next button
again to continue.
You will now be on the Task Selection screen. Simply click once on the
Drivers
button so that the circle becomes green as shown in the image below.
After selecting Drivers, you should click on the
Next button.
You will now be at the Drivers screen. You should now click on the
Insert
button and then select the
Multiple driver folder option so
you can include all of the drivers for your specific operating system.
You will now be prompted for the folder where your extracted drivers are.
You now want to browse to this folder, and when there, locate the correct folder
for your Operating system. In our case it is the x86 directory since I am using
32bit Windows XP Pro.
You should now select the folder, and then press the
OK button.
nLite will now automatically install the drivers contained in both subdirectories.
You will now see a screen showing the available drivers found in these folders.
You should click the
All button to select all drivers for your
system and then press the
OK button.
NOTE: If there are drivers for other versions of windows,
for example Vista or 64 bit drivers, do not install them as it will cause file
load errors. If you do select them, nLite will notify you of the problem.
When done selecting the correct drivers, click on the
OK button.
A new screen will appear asking what driver mode you would like to select.
At this screen, you should select the
Textmode Driver as shown
in the image below.
If multiple are listed in the Textmode integration options box, select the
appropriate driver for your operating system. The
OK button
will now become available and you should click on it. Do this same routine for
for each and every driver that you are installing.
After selecting Textmode Driver you will be at a page listing all the drivers
that will be installed. You should click on the
Next button
and then click on the
OK button when it asks if you want to
start the process. Your SATA drivers will now be integrated into your Windows
files folder. When the process has finished, click on the
Next
button and then the
Finish button.
You are now ready to burn the Windows files to your a bootable DVD. If you
will be using Nero to create this DVD, then you can continue to the next section.
Otherwise, you can
skip ahead to instructions on how
to use the free nLite utility to create your DVD.
Burn a bootable CD or DVD Using Nero
Please note that older versions of NERO may not use the same steps as what
are outlined in this guide. These steps were created for use with Nero 7 and
above.
If you own Nero, then start the Nero Burning ROM program. Once started, if
you do not see an option labeled
Make Bootable DVD, as shown
in the image below, you will need to enable the advanced user settings.
To start, select the
Make Bootable DVD option. On the next
screen you will be asked to select a Boot image. You should browse to the folder
where you saved the Microsoft Boot image that you extracted using Isobuster
in previous steps and select it. Please note, that by default Nero will be looking
for a file with a .IMA extension, so you will need to change the file type to
All Files (*.*) in order to select the
MICROSOFT CORPORATION.img
boot image. This is shown in the figure below.
You should now click on the Boot tab and put a checkmark in
Enable
expert settings. Then change
Kind of Emulation to
No Emulation. Then change the
Number of loaded sectors
to
4. When done your screen should look similar to the image
below.
Under the ISO tab, you should not have to change any settings. Just click
on the tab to make sure it is configured as shown in the image above. If you
have an older version of Nero you will not have the option
Do not add
the ';1' ISO file version extension under the
Relax restrictions
category.
Now click on the
Label tab. We recommend changing the labels
on your completed CD or DVD so that they match your Windows CD. To do that Select
Manual and then enter the labels into the
ISO 9660
and
Joilet fields. For Windows XP Pro you should enter
WXPCCP_EN.
For Windows XP Home you should enter
WXHCCP_EN. An example
of this is shown in the image below.
Now click on the
New button to open the file browser as shown
in the image below.
In the right hand pane you will navigate to your slipstreamed location, C:\XPCD,
and left-click once on it to select it. Then select all of the files in the
right-hand pane and drag them into the left-hand pane. When this is completed,
click on the
Burn button in the top menu bar. Nero will create
the bootable CD for you and you will now have a Slipstreamed Windows XP SP3
CD or DVD!
Burn a bootable CD or DVD
using nLite
If you have not already installed nLite, you will need to
download
and install the program first and then start it.When the program starts, click
on the
Next button, and then at the next screen, select the
Browse button to see a screen similar to the one below.
Now select your Windows installation folder that we created at C:\XPCD and
then click on the
OK button. nLite will scan the directory
and identify any previously installed Service Packs. When it has finished, click
on the
Next button. You will now be on a screen asking if there
are any presets that you would like to use. Just click on the
Next button
again to continue.
You will now be on the Task Selection screen.
On this screen select the
Bootable ISO option as shown in
the image above and then click on the
Next button.You will
now be at the Bootable ISO screen that will look similar to the image below.
If the screen above does not look exactly like what you see on your computer,
do not be concerned as we need to make some changes first. First change the
Mode option to
Direct Burn. Then, for the
Label field we recommend using the same label that was on your
original Windows CD. For Windows XP Pro you should enter
WXPCCP_EN
into the Label field. For Windows XP Home you should enter
WXHCCP_EN
into the label field. Next, make sure your CD/DVD burner is selected in the
Device menu. Last, but not least, change the
Burn Speed
to
8X in order to get a reliable burn.
When you have finished configuring these settings, we need to specify our boot
image. To do that, change
Boot Sector to custom and a window
will open asking you to locate your boot sector. You should browse to the folder
where you saved the Microsoft Boot image that you extracted using Isobuster
in previous steps and select it. Please note, that by default nLite will be
looking for .bin or .dat files, so you will need to change
Files of
type to
All Files. Once you do that you will be able
to select the
MICROSOFT CORPORATION.img boot image as shown
in the image below.
Once you have changed all of your settings and selected your boot image, we
are ready to create the Windows installation media. To start this process, click
on the
Burn button. A confirmation prompt will appear asking
if you are sure you want to burn the content to the media. You should click
on the
Yes button to start the process. nLite will now start
preparing the content that will be copied to your media. This may take some
time, so please be patient. When it has finished preparing the files, nLite
will start writing them to your media as shown in the image below.
Please be patient while the files are written to your media. When it has finished,
you will see a message stating the written files were verified successfully.
You can then click on the
Next button and then click on the
Finish button to close nLite.
You now have a Slipstreamed SP3 CD or DVD!
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