Windows XP Service Pack 3 question.

[Raistlin]

Yeah, apologies to the OP - I think the off-topicness (is that a word) might be my fault

I'll stop now, maybe create a new thread when I actually do it to post what results I get

Cheers for the info for now guys

To the op I do not think any of the service packs actually updated IE or Media player did it? these are not core windows files. I just created my own nlite unattended install iso today for a load of laptops I am getting that are not really hi enough spec to run XP full blown. I slipstreamed sp3 with no problem onto an sp2 image disabled loads of stuff and it worked first time

@Rob M

Ok download and install the HP utility then download attached files (hidden os files so it will appear empty) Plug in usb device and run HP utility . Tick Create a start up disc and point it to the folder from this post. This creates a bootable disc and gave me a C: . Copy I386 folder cd to the directory and run WINNT32.exe I think will be testing in a few in a vm

Edit you run WINNT and this just worked a treat . Didnt work on the VM but did boot my pc to C: then a simple CD c:\I386 and then WINNT and it started the install

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by CHiLL

Tried that, the installation just kept throwing me errors.

It seems I have managed to drag the thread off topic, apologies.

If you ever do try and do this - you need to make sure 'Show Hidden and System Files' is selected before you drag and drop the contents of the CD/ISO

Otherwise it doesnt copy everything and it will fail

Same applies for trying to install XP off a USB key

Originally Posted by BenMcr

If you ever do try and do this - you need to make sure 'Show Hidden and System Files' is selected before you drag and drop the contents of the CD/ISO

Otherwise it doesnt copy everything and it will fail

Same applies for trying to install XP off a USB key

Both vista and xp copies over hidden files as long as they are in a visable directory. Only hidden files on the root are missed copying the I386 file copies everything including any hidden files

As I said I just copied the contents of the Office 2003 cd to flash drive and it installs no problem. There are no hidden files on the root of my Office cd

You got me into all this nLite talk now.

Problem, I have managed to slipstream WMP11 using nLite, but it fails when slipstreaming IE8. Im searching now, but just wondered if anyone else had problems doing IE8.

[BenMcr]

You can't slipstream IE8 into XP - only Vista and Server 2008

cheers ben

i know sp3 is just a few updates, im assuming it dosnt include wmp11?

[BenMcr]

Apparently not no

Originally Posted by Slyder

cheers ben

i know sp3 is just a few updates, im assuming it dosnt include wmp11?

service packs do not tend to update stuff like IE or WMP as far as I remember none of them have for xp(all 4 of them )

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

service packs do not tend to update stuff like IE or WMP as far as I remember none of them have for xp(all 4 of them )

The old NT service packs tended to update IE, and they tended to break things IIRC..

SP1 killed a hell of a lot of systems also .I always used to do a repair install with it slipstreamed to avoid it.Hell of a lot of apps didnt like it either

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

service packs do not tend to update stuff like IE or WMP as far as I remember none of them have for xp(all 4 of them )

No they didn't

However only WMP9 was released in between SP1 and SP2. Both WMP 10 and 11 were released AFTER SP2. As was IE7

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

SP1 killed a hell of a lot of systems also .I always used to do a repair install with it slipstreamed to avoid it.Hell of a lot of apps didnt like it either

Luckily never had to deal with 'original' XP

First version I got was SP1a