My two cents worth.....Messed up so manytimes that I gave up...Wish there was a site that would hand hold you on each step for simple people like me, and could understand,.... like ie: First, dummy, make a folder like this, by doing this and this, and so on, but I have not seen a site for this yet. So, I'll just wait until I find one or just forget about it.... That site that was given, makes you click on this and that, so manytimes you get lost. Maybe someone should write a Slipstream book for dummies that you find in the book stores for other topics....I'll go away now...by
Dim 4400 ( 2002 ) 2.6 Ghz Bios A06 768 MB DDR 2100 Windows XP Home SP-2 1703 FP LCD monitor PC-Cillin Internet Security .....Much better than Nortons
Dave . . did autostreamer work using a Dell cd? . . I tried it once, and although it made the cd, it was SP1 and not SP2 . . would be nice if it works on Dell discs now.
worked fine on my Dimension 8200 and on my Dimension 8250 disks but when I tried it for the Inspiron I had the problem I described.
Thanks to those who have responded so far, I will go through the suggestions when I get some time.
Mike
Message Edited by mmoffet on 02-22-2005 08:01 AM
I added the below to the manual slipstreaming instructions that are on my home page.
Click here to see if you need to use the manual slipstreaming method for your Dell Reinstallation CD (aka: system restore CD).
I also added a link to the winsupersite.com site for its instructions for burning a new install CD using Easy CD Creator 5x.
This is an old thread but thought I might offer a little more insite to slipstreaming SP2. I have been searching for months on how to do this and finally after putting together several instructions I have read I accomplished slipstreaming my Dell cd.
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Windows XP that did not have SP1a on it. 1st I had to "slipstream" SP1a into my cd, however, the instructions for slipstreaming did not work for SP1a, so I downloaded SP1a from here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx download this file to your hard drive and save as XP1a. Copy your original Dell CD to your hard drive 1. make a new folder on the hard drive and name it XP disk. 2. highlight your cd rom drive that contains the cd, click on tools > folder options > view then make sure Display system folders and Show hidden files and folders is checked 3. Open the installation disk, highlight all the folders then edit > copy to folder and select the folder you just set up named XP disk. Next unzip SP1a into C:\XP\I386 folder (answer yes to all to replace existing files). You will also need to download the full IT Tech version of SP2 from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en and save it to a folder on your hard drive, name it XP2 (or order it on disk it is a 270mg file). Next following the instructions on this site http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp create your slipstreamed disk.
Using your cd burning software you will need to make a bootable disk (instructions are on the above mentioned site). You must 1st extract the boot disk .img from your original Windows XP disk using ISO buster which can be downloaded from here http://www.smart-projects.net/ using the free version.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp this site tells you to extract the "Microsoft Corporation.img" file. However, the boot .img file on my Dell cd was Arnie's Boot.img. In short the file you want to extract is whatever .img file is in the boot cd file you open with ISO buster.
Hope this makes things a little more understandable. Once I put together a few instructions on many sites I researched it was so simple. Too bad there wasn't a site titled "Slipstreaming for Dummies".
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My two cents worth.....Messed up so manytimes that I gave up...Wish there was a site that would hand hold you on each step for simple people like me, and could understand,.... like ie: First, dummy, make a folder like this, by doing this and this, and so on, but I have not seen a site for this yet. So, I'll just wait until I find one or just forget about it.... That site that was given, makes you click on this and that, so manytimes you get lost. Maybe someone should write a Slipstream book for dummies that you find in the book stores for other topics....I'll go away now...by
Dim 4400 ( 2002 )
2.6 Ghz
Bios A06
768 MB DDR 2100
Windows XP Home
SP-2
1703 FP LCD monitor
PC-Cillin Internet Security .....Much better than Nortons
Message Edited by SR45 on 02-21-2005 07:37 PM
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This worked for me.
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html
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Dave . . did autostreamer work using a Dell cd? . . I tried it once, and although it made the cd, it was SP1 and not SP2 . . would be nice if it works on Dell discs now.
wrs
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The procedure at this site:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
worked fine on my Dimension 8200 and on my Dimension 8250 disks but when I tried it for the Inspiron I had the problem I described.
Thanks to those who have responded so far, I will go through the suggestions when I get some time.
Mike
Message Edited by mmoffet on 02-22-2005 08:01 AM
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Message Edited by rickmktg on 02-22-2005 07:08 AM
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Thank you mmoffet....Thats a better site to understand
Dim 4400 ( 2002 )
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Bios A06
768 MB DDR 2100
Windows XP Home
SP-2
1703 FP LCD monitor
PC-Cillin Internet Security .....Much better than Nortons
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I added the below to the manual slipstreaming instructions that are on my home page.
Click here to see if you need to use the manual slipstreaming method for your Dell Reinstallation CD (aka: system restore CD).
I also added a link to the winsupersite.com site for its instructions for burning a new install CD using Easy CD Creator 5x.
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This is an old thread but thought I might offer a little more insite to slipstreaming SP2. I have been searching for months on how to do this and finally after putting together several instructions I have read I accomplished slipstreaming my Dell cd.
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Windows XP that did not have SP1a on it. 1st I had to "slipstream" SP1a into my cd, however, the instructions for slipstreaming did not work for SP1a, so I downloaded SP1a from here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx download this file to your hard drive and save as XP1a. Copy your original Dell CD to your hard drive 1. make a new folder on the hard drive and name it XP disk. 2. highlight your cd rom drive that contains the cd, click on tools > folder options > view then make sure Display system folders and Show hidden files and folders is checked 3. Open the installation disk, highlight all the folders then edit > copy to folder and select the folder you just set up named XP disk. Next unzip SP1a into C:\XP\I386 folder (answer yes to all to replace existing files). You will also need to download the full IT Tech version of SP2 from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en and save it to a folder on your hard drive, name it XP2 (or order it on disk it is a 270mg file). Next following the instructions on this site http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp create your slipstreamed disk.
Using your cd burning software you will need to make a bootable disk (instructions are on the above mentioned site). You must 1st extract the boot disk .img from your original Windows XP disk using ISO buster which can be downloaded from here http://www.smart-projects.net/ using the free version.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp this site tells you to extract the "Microsoft Corporation.img" file. However, the boot .img file on my Dell cd was Arnie's Boot.img. In short the file you want to extract is whatever .img file is in the boot cd file you open with ISO buster.
Hope this makes things a little more understandable. Once I put together a few instructions on many sites I researched it was so simple. Too bad there wasn't a site titled "Slipstreaming for Dummies".
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