THIS GUIDE IS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE NLITE AND/OR CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT RELEASE OF NLITE (bugfix) comes out....ENJOY!

INTEGRATING A SERVICE PACK TO A WINXP CD

Create a directory on the hard drive and copy the entire contents of your WinXP CD to the directory as follows:

C:\XPCD

Download the Service Pack, rename it to XP-SP* and place it in the C:\. Using the RUN COMMAND, run the executable with a -x at the end as follows:

*represents the servicepack version like XP-SP1, or XP-SP2, or XP-SP3

RUN COMMAND: C:\XP-SP -x

After it's verified the integrity of the file, you will be prompted for a location to extract, just type in the following:

C:\SPCD

Click on OK when the extraction's complete, and then type the following using the RUN COMMAND:

C:\SPCD\i386\UPDATE\UPDATE.EXE -integrate:C:\XPCD < FOR SERVICE PACKS 2 and 3

for Service Pack 1, type the following using the RUN COMMAND:

C:\SPCD\UPDATE\UPDATE.EXE -s:C:\XPCD

When integration's finished, you'll see the message -The Integrated install has completed successfully -.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DONE!

MAKING THE WINXP SP INTEGRATED ISO BOOTABLE USING NERO BURNING ROM


Put this boot image into a folder called: C:\XPBOOT


Start Nero Burning Rom.

Select File > [B]New... from the menu.[/B]

1.) Select CD-ROM (Boot)
2.) Select Enable Expert Settings (for advanced users only!)
3.) Select Image file from Source of boot image data and browse to the folder
C:\XPBOOT. Change Files of Type to All Files (*.*) and locate XPBOOT.BIN
4.) Set Kind of emulation to: No Emulation
5.) Set Load segment of sectors (hex!): to 07C0 (If needed)
6.) Set Number of loaded sectors to: 4
7.) Press the Browse... button

Click ISO tab

Set File-/Directory length to ISO Level 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 chars)
Set Format to Mode 1
Set Character Set to ISO 9660
Check all Relax ISO Restrictions

Click Label Tab

Select ISO9660 from the drop down box.
Enter the Volume Label as WXPOEM_EN
Enter the System Identifier as WXPOEM_EN
Enter the Volume Set as WXPOEM_EN
Enter the Publisher as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter the Data Preparer as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter the Application as WXPOEM_EN
* For Windows XP Home OEM, substitute WXPOEM_EN with WXHOEM_EN
* WXPOEM_EN is the label for Windows XP Professional OEM release

Click Burn tab

Check Write

Check Finalize CD (No further writing possible!)

Set Write Method to Disk-At-Once

Press New button

Locate the folder C:\XPCD

Select everything in the folder and drag it to the ISO compilation panel.
Click the Write CD Dialog button.

Press Write and you're done!

This post has been edited by XL-DJK: May 8 2008, 02:06 AM

there's a quicker and easier way at http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

How is this post nlite relevant, shouldnt it be in Windows XP forum?

Yes, it should be in another location, my bad


I'm sure it will be moved when the right Admin comes along...by the way, thanks for your continued positive support

i tried this method and it doesn't allow me to slipstream because I am using winxpsp1 and it says that it cannot work with already integrated software.

It worked for me with no problems

It could be because you've done other modifying of the source. Such as adding hotfixes or something.


Also, why do people feel the need to post a method and a "guide" for a method that has worked since Win2k SP1? By all means, keep sharing, but the process just doesn't change. I mean, if you want it even easier, open up nLite, tell it the XP source, tell it the service pack file you download, and it does it all for you. THen you make the ISO, and burn it.

Could someone post that deploy.cab from longhorn? Please? XL-DJK95355?

Please don't make me download 600MB for a 5KB file

Tools for Deployment..... PM pm me and I'll send it to you

i would think the deploy.cab released for SP2 would be better suited for SP2.

Yes, I agree Alanoll, but that's not how it's been in the past. The deployment manager in 2003 server was way better than the one on XP. The documentation for unattend.txt files was way better too.

okay, just delete SVCPACK.INI, then it´s not going to bug you any more

Good luck

you are a genius, dude. that does the trick. the file is svcpack.INF just for the record so folks know.

so I was right then...


I jsut expected you to know what you did.

The only reason i wouldnt do it that way is because...

Can anyone compile a list of incompatibilities regarding SP2

what is svcpack.inf??

You know, I think you are right, now that i come to think of it, I think that cd was a winxp sp1 cd + various hotfixes I had downloaded.