Creating a Bootable Windows XP installation CD with SP1

zerodamage · Jan 9, 2004, 11:03 AM

"Think of your installation CD as providing a stream of data to your computer to set up the operating system. On the day XP was released the data stream was up to date and current. As months have gone by, upgrades and fixes have been issued to make your system more stable and secure. SP1 is a compilation of those updates and fixes. Slipstreaming 'slips' these new bits of data from SP1 into the 'stream' of data that the original CD provided, effectively merging the two into one XP Installation CD ROM. A slipstreamed CD is used just like any other Windows installation CD. Without a slipstreamed CD when you go to Windows Update you might find 15 - 20 Critical Updates are needed. The screen capture below was taken immediately after an installation of XP Pro made from a slipstreamed XP/SP1 Installation CD created from the instructions contained in this article. As you can see, no Critical Updates or Service Packs are needed due to slipstreaming SP1 into XP"

Source: theEldergeek.com

peterosesbookie · Jan 9, 2004, 11:56 AM

This guide forgot to install the lastest Deploy.cab in order to format VERY LARGE harddrives. I found this out later that I did not have this file when trying for format a harddrive of 160 GB. The file can be found at filemirrors.com with the name xpsp1deploytools_en. This will fix that issue of not being able to do a full format.

The issue is that the old Deploy.cab does not have the 48 Bit addressing.

Enjoy it though

later

pete