Eva's Guide to Making Slipstreamed WinXP&Office2k3 discs
Posted: 24 Feb 2007, 15:59
Eva's Guide to Creating Slipstreamed Windows & Office discs
Introduction
One of the big problems with doing clean installations of Windows XP (with installation discs released prior to SP2) onto modern PCs is that it doesn't have the text drivers needed for SATA hard drives and RAID controllers. In the past this would've been solved by hitting F6 when prompted with the XP Setup and you would be have the opportunity to install your motherboard's SATA/RAID text drivers via a floppy disk. Floppies are an almost obsolete format now, so how can we load the necessary drivers if you don't have a floppy drive?
The answer is to create a slipstreamed installation disc. A definition of the term is available here.
How to create a slipstreamed XP installation:-
1. The easiest method to do this is by using a program called nLite. Download and install that.
2. Download the full Service Pack 2 installer and RyanVM's update pack (contains all of the post-SP2 hotfixes). There are also a number of other packs available on RyanVM's site which you may want to integrate.
3. Next we need to obtain drivers. There are a number of potential methods:-
A. Visit all your component manufacturer's websites and grab all the latest drivers. Most importantly for all your motherboard onboard components, your video card and whatever device you use to connect to the internet with.
or
B. Download Bashrat's driver packs. These are compilations of as many drivers as possible for several different component types. (graphic cards, network cards, sound cards, motherboard chipsets, mass storage, etc).
4. Copy the the entire contents of the XP CD to a directory on your hard drive.
5. Run nLite and follow the on-screen prompts. A step-by-step tutorial is available here. Integrate SP2, RyanVM's update pack (and other packs which you may want to integrate) and the drivers when the necessary prompts are shown.
How to create a slipstreamed Office 2003 installation:-
1. Follow this guide.
2. If you need to bypass OGA in order to download some of the updates:-
Go to http://topdownloads.ru/, search with the appropriate Knowledge Base number (eg KB920103) and download the ENU link.
Alternatively, do a Google search for the appropriate filename (eg office2003-KB920103-FullFile-ENU.exe).
Potentially Valuable Resources:-
If you need further help/incite, here's some useful links.
MSFN.org's Unattended Windows Guides
MSFN.org's forums.
Introduction
One of the big problems with doing clean installations of Windows XP (with installation discs released prior to SP2) onto modern PCs is that it doesn't have the text drivers needed for SATA hard drives and RAID controllers. In the past this would've been solved by hitting F6 when prompted with the XP Setup and you would be have the opportunity to install your motherboard's SATA/RAID text drivers via a floppy disk. Floppies are an almost obsolete format now, so how can we load the necessary drivers if you don't have a floppy drive?
The answer is to create a slipstreamed installation disc. A definition of the term is available here.
How to create a slipstreamed XP installation:-
1. The easiest method to do this is by using a program called nLite. Download and install that.
2. Download the full Service Pack 2 installer and RyanVM's update pack (contains all of the post-SP2 hotfixes). There are also a number of other packs available on RyanVM's site which you may want to integrate.
3. Next we need to obtain drivers. There are a number of potential methods:-
A. Visit all your component manufacturer's websites and grab all the latest drivers. Most importantly for all your motherboard onboard components, your video card and whatever device you use to connect to the internet with.
or
B. Download Bashrat's driver packs. These are compilations of as many drivers as possible for several different component types. (graphic cards, network cards, sound cards, motherboard chipsets, mass storage, etc).
4. Copy the the entire contents of the XP CD to a directory on your hard drive.
5. Run nLite and follow the on-screen prompts. A step-by-step tutorial is available here. Integrate SP2, RyanVM's update pack (and other packs which you may want to integrate) and the drivers when the necessary prompts are shown.
How to create a slipstreamed Office 2003 installation:-
1. Follow this guide.
2. If you need to bypass OGA in order to download some of the updates:-
Go to http://topdownloads.ru/, search with the appropriate Knowledge Base number (eg KB920103) and download the ENU link.
Alternatively, do a Google search for the appropriate filename (eg office2003-KB920103-FullFile-ENU.exe).
Potentially Valuable Resources:-
If you need further help/incite, here's some useful links.
MSFN.org's Unattended Windows Guides
MSFN.org's forums.