Start to extract the boot loader from the original Windows XP CD. *)You can of course use your own favorite CD-burning program.Īfter you install IsoBuster, you can choose to use only the product's free functionality for what we want to do IsoBuster will look like the image below (you need to have your original Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive). Windows XP Service Pack 2 has now been slipstreamed into your original Windows XP files.įor this part I used IsoBuster and Nero Burning ROM 7*. When ready, you should get a confirmation. You cannot use this type of CD to create a slipstreamed SP2 install.įirst, the files will be extracted, and next they will be integrated in your Windows XP files: This type of CD's will usually be from larger OEM suppliers (like Dell, HP, or others).
This is caused by the fact that your Windows XP CD contains updates that will be automatically installed when you run setup. In my example the command is WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU /integrate:D:\XP-CD. Type the command: servicepack filename /integrate: drive/path. Next, open a Command Prompt ( Start > Run > cmd), and go to the folder where you downloaded SP2 ( cd \ foldername). Just create a folder (I used \XP-CD), and copy all the contents of your Windows XP CD in that folder. Next copy your Windows XP CD to your hard drive. Note: do not use spaces in the folder name! Other languages can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Web site. Looking for a way to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 3 instead? Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2ĭownload the (full) "Network Install" of the Service Pack ( English version ), and save it to a directory (folder) on your hard drive (in my case D:\XP-SP2). It not only has the advantage that when you (re)install your OS, you don't have to apply the Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows component later, you'll be sure that you get the correct installation files if Windows needs any. Microsoft added the ability to Slipstream a Service Pack to Windows 2000 and Windows XP. But with the advent of CD burners, it does actually make some sense for the home user or small business user to do the same. Slipstreaming is usually done on network shares on corporate systems.
Slipstreaming a Service Pack, is the process to integrate the Service Pack into the installation so that with every new installation the Operating System and Service Pack are installed at the same time. Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD By: Arie Slob
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