[MartinaL]

I am working on the files for an unattended install of Windows XP SP2 which where creted by someone else and I need to take SP2, out.

The guy had created a bat file to create an iso image and he had one for SP2 and one for SP1 but they both install SP2.

So does anyone know how I can fix this to only be installing SP1, are there files that need to be deleted?

This is the code in the bat file that he is using to create the iso

@ECHO OFF
TITLE Creating ISO Image of Windows XP Professional
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Creating ISO...
CDIMAGE.EXE -lWinXP_SP1 -t12/31/2002,12:00:00 -h -j1 -m -b"boot.img" XPCD %systemdrive%\WinXPCustom_SP1.ISO
ECHO.
PAUSE
EXIT

[jroc]

That .bat file is showing..to take the files in folder WinXP_SP1 and then create the .iso image in the system folder labeled WinXPCustom_SP1.ISO.....so this has nothing to do with SP2...so maybe you need to rephrase your question different...but you can use this .bat file for SP2...just make a folder SP2 and change the .bat information to SP2..same with the ISO Image Name.

[MartinaL]

No, i meant what i said, i just didn't explain very well

I am running this bat file to ideally create and iso for Windows XP with SP1 like it says, but when I copy this ISO to a cd and run it on a PC, SP2 is installed and I can't for the life of me work out how when I am not instructing it to do this.

Also, i can't find a folder anywhere in the XPCD directory that is called WINXP_SP1, or SP_2 for that matter, so I don't know where it is getting it from.

[war59312]

Here is an update.

CLS
@echo off
TITLE Setting UP ISO Image
ECHO.
ECHO Push Enter If You Wish To Start
ECHO.
PAUSE
ECHO.
ECHO Removing Any Possible Attributes Set On %systemdrive%\CD And Its SubFolders...
attrib -R -H %systemdrive%\CD /S /D
ECHO. 
ECHO Creating ISO Image...
CDIMAGE.EXE -lWXPVOL_EN -t12/31/2002,12:00:00 -h -j1 -m -bxpboot.img %systemdrive%\CD C:\WXPVOL_EN.ISO
ECHO.
PAUSE
EXIT

This batch file does not install sp2 for you. My other one does though.

Sounds like you intergrated sp2 on accident.

So you are going to have to start from strach. Since you can NOT deintergrate sp2.

The reason why sp2 is install from your cd is because sp2 is already intergrated. Yes there will be no sp2 folder. They files are in i386 folder.

Well on the cd your burned there should be a README.html file on the cd. Like in D:\ ...

Anyways open that file with your fav. browser and scroll down a little bit to you reach the title on the page that reads "Important Information About This Version of Microsoft Windows XP". Cant miss it, its in bold.

Right under that you should see:

"This release of Microsoft® Windows® XP includes Service Pack 2 (SP2). This means that when you install this release of Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional, SP2 is automatically installed at the same time."

So then you know sp2 is going to be installed.

[MartinaL]

what do you mean by start from scratch?

[war59312]

I mean you need to have either a gold copy of windows xp, that has no service pack, or one that only has sp1. Since sp1 is what you want I would of course go with that if you have a copy or you can intergrate sp1 into your gold copy. And then go from there.

But there is no way to fix your cd to only have SP1 since SP2 is already intergrated. Thats why I said you have to start from strach.

Sounds pretty bad but sure you can figure it out.

If not see my profile and send me an IM. Online atm.

cya,
Will

[Alanoll]

I should point out

-lWinXP_SP1

makes the CDLABEL "WinXP_SP1", and has nothing to do with the directory it gets the files form.

[MartinaL]

Trying it now, thanks heaps.

IF all goes well you won't hear back from me.

Thanks again