Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a Bootable Windows XP Install CD

In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 with a Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD. Windows XP RTM CD is not officially supported by Microsoft when integrating with Windows XP Service Pack 3. If you would like to integrate your Windows XP RTM CD or Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD with Windows XP Service Pack 2 then refer to "Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD" for instructions.

One of the benefits of slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a bootable Windows XP CD is being able to reinstall Windows XP without the need to download and install SP3 from Windows Update afterwards. All Windows XP system files will updated to the Service Pack 3 level. Your computer will still need updates to be fully patched. Visit Microsoft Update to check your PC for Critical and Important updates. If you experience any problems with Microsoft Security updates then please call Microsoft support for help. There will be no charge for support on Security Updates.

Microsoft has set up newsgroups for self-support. If you need help for Security updates or any other updates that is issued by Microsoft then please visit the Windows Update newsgroup at using your newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate.

NOTE

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What I Used

• UltraISO Premium Edition v9.1.2.2465 from EZB Systems
• Blank CD
• Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD
• BitsAdmin.exe from Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Support Tools
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package from Microsoft

What I Did

1. Create a folder called WinXP in the root of the system drive, C:\WinXP.
2. Create four folders called BOOT, CD, ISO, and SP3 in the WinXP folder, C:\WinXP\BOOT, C:\WinXP\CD, C:\WinXP\ISO, and c:\WinXP\SP3.

   

3. Copy Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD to C:\WinXP\CDfolder or use the following command assuming your CD Drive is letter D.

   xcopy d:\*.* c:\WinXP\CD /H /E

4. Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package from Microsoft to c:\WinXP\SP3 folder.

   NOTE

   The Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package is quite large to download. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the install file without worries of being disconnected during the download. If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download Windows XP Service Pack 3 then use the instructions further down this blog post.

    

5. Slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package to C:\WinXP\CD by using the following command:

   C:\WinXp\SP3\WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ENU.exe /integrate:C:\WinXP\CD

6. Open UltraISO and insert your Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD into your CD Drive. On the Menu Bar, select Bootable then Extract Boot File from CD/DVD…. Click … , name the file BootFile, and save it to C:\WinXP\BOOTfolder.

   

7. Click Make. A message box should appear stating "Boot image file extracted successfully!". Click OK then Close.
8. On the File menu for UltraISO, select File > New > Bootable CD/DVD Image. Select the extracted boot file named BootFile located in C:\WinXP\BOOT. Click Open.
9. In the bottom left window pane for UltraISO, select C:\WinXP\CD.

   

10. In the bottom right window pane for UltraISO, select all of the contents. To do this, simply right-click in the bottom right window pane and select Select All. Click Add to add all the contents in the bottom right window pane of UltraISO.

    

11. In the top left window pane for UltraISO, rename the ISO image by selecting the ISO name to select Rename. Rename the ISO Image to what you like.

    

12. Now save the ISO image to C:\WinXP\ISO. To do this, go to the File menu and select Save. Type in your ISO file name and save to C:\WinXP\ISO.
13. You can now burn the ISO image to a blank CD using your favorite CD Burner software or using UltraISO like I did. Open UltraISO, go to the File menu to select Open…. Navigate to C:\WinXP\ISO to select the ISO image we have created.
14. Insert a blank CD into your CD / DVD burner.
15. Click the Burn CD/DVD Image button on the toolbar for UltraISO.

    

16. A Burn Image should appear, click Burn to starting the burning process.

    

17. Congratulations, you have made a Bootable Windows XP Service Pack 3 CD with your Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD.

NOTE

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Download Windows XP SP3 Network Package using BitsAdmin (Optional)

1. Download and install Windows XP SP2 Support Tools.
2. Open a Command Prompt Window (Start > Run > cmd.exe) and type:

   bitsadmin /Create /Download SP3Job
    

   NOTE

   This creates a download job called SP3Job.

    

3. Type:

   bitsadmin /AddFile SP3Job http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/3/0/d30e32d8-418a-469d-b600-f32ce3edf42d/WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe C:\WinXP\SP3\WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe

   NOTE

   Adds the Windows XP SP3 Network Package to SP2Job.

4. Type:

   bitsadmin /Resume SP3Job

   NOTE

   Starts the download for SP3Job.

5. Type:

   bitsadmin /GetState SP3Job

   NOTE

   If GetState returns TRANSFERRED then the SP3Job is finished transferring the bits and you can continue with Step 6.

6. Type:

   bitsadmin /complete SP3Job

   NOTE

   Completes the SP3Job

Some other switches which may interest you.

• bitsadmin /GetBytesTotal SP3Job   [NOTE: Checks how many bytes are for the SP3Job]
• bitsadmin /GetBytesTransferred SP3Job  [NOTE: Checks how much bytes have been transferred for the SP3Job]
• bitsadmin /cancel SP3Job  [NOTE: Cancels the SP3Job]
• bitsadmin /Suspend  [NOTE: Pause the SP3Job. Use ‘bitsadmin /Resume SP3Job‘ to resume the SP3Job.

Platforms Tested

• Microsoft Windows XP Editions x86 Versions

Related Articles

• Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD

Version 1.1
Edited: May 13, 2012

Slipstreaming Updates into a Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 Image

In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Updates for Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 x86 editions.

One of the benefits of slipstreaming current updates form Microsoft into a Windows Vista image is being able to reinstall Windows Vista that is up-to-date without the need to download and install security and other updates from Windows Update. If you used a Windows Vista Retail or OEM DVD to reinstall Windows Vista then you will need to install security and other updates from Windows Update to be fully patched from known exploits.

NOTE

To enlarge the images, simply click on the images you would like to view. With Internet Explorer 7, you can right-click on the image to select Open in New Tab.

What I Used

• Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 6001 from Microsoft Download Center.

  NOTE

  The WAIK download file is an image of an DVD. You will need to burn the image to DVD using third-party software such as UltraISO or mount the image with third-party software to install WAIK. The WAIK image is quite large to download. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the image without worries of being disconnected during the download. If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the image then use the instructions further down this blog post.

   

• UltraISO Premium Edition v9.1.2.2465 from EZB Systems
• Blank DVD

What I Did

1. Install Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 6001 from Microsoft Download Center.
2. Create a folder called WinVista in the root of the second drive, D:\WinVista.
3. Open Windows System Image Manager (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows System Image Manager).
4. Right-click Select a Distribution Share to select Create Distribution Share…. Select D:\WinVistaas the location of the Distribution Share. See image below.

   

   NOTE

   Three folders are created at D:\WinVista and the folder are ‘$OEM$ Folders’, ‘Out-of-Box Drivers‘, and ‘Packages‘.

    

5. Close Windows System Image Manager.
6. Create four folders called DVD, ISO, LOGS, MOUNT, SANDBOX, UPDATES, WIM and XML in the WinVista folder, D:\WinVista\DVD, D:\WinVista\ISO, D:\WinVista\LOGS, D:\WinVista\MOUNT, D:\WinVista\SANDBOX, D:\WinVista\UPDATES, D:\WinVista\WIM and D:\WinVista\XML.

   

7. Copy your Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 DVD to D:\WinVista\DVD folder or use the following command in a Command Window assuming your DVD Drive is letter ‘E‘.

   robocopy E: D:\WinVista\DVD /MIR

8. Copy all of the hotfixes and updates that are available to be integrated in the Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 image to the D:\WinVista\UPDATES folder.
9. Open a Command Window and type the following commands to create a TEMP folder and to extract the contents of the D:\WinVista\UPDATES to the D:\WinVista\UPDATES\Tempfolder:

   mkdir D:\WinVista\UPDATES\Temp
   
   expand -F:* D:\WinVista\UPDATES\*.msu D:\WinVista\UPDATES\Temp

10. Open Windows System Image Manager (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows System Image Manager).
11. Right-click Select a Windows Image or catalog file to select Select Windows Image…. Select the install.wim file located at D:\WinVista\DVD\Sources. Refer to image below.

    

12. Select the Windows Vista edition you would like to service.
13. Select Tools from Menu Bar to select Import Package(s)…. Refer to Image below.

    

14. Navigate to the D:\WinVista\UPDATES\ folder, select the TEMP folder and click Open folder. Refer to image below.

     

15. Right-click Create or open an answer file to select New Answer File…. Refer to image below.

    

16. Right-click Packages located in Distribution Share pane to select Add to Answer File. Refer to image below.

    

17. Select File from the Menu Bar to select Save Answer File As…. Name the Answer File ‘Integration.xml‘ and save the file at D:\WinVista\XML.
18. Close Windows System Image Manager.
19. Open a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt) to type the following to mount the Windows Vistaimage:

    imagex /mountrw D:\WinVista\DVD\sources\install.wim 4 D:\WinVista\Mount
     

    NOTE

    The number 4 specifies the specific volume to be mounted within the install.wim file. In this example I mounting Windows Vista Ultimate to integrate the hotfixes. To find a specific volume image number such as Home Premium the read the section "How to Determine Image Number for a Specific Volume within a "WIM" File" further down this article.

     

20. Start the integration process by using the following command in the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt:

    START "PMgr" /WAIT "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Servicing\pkgmgr.exe" /o:D:\WinVista\Mount;D:\WinVista\Mount\Windows
    /n:D:\WinVista\XML\Integration.xml /s:D:\WinVista\Sandbox
    /l:D:\WinVista\Logs\integrate_updates.log

21. When the integration process has completed then type the following command in the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt to check if the integration process has completed successfully:

    ECHO %Errorlevel%

    If the result returns a ‘0‘ then the integration process has completed successfully. Continue with Step 20.

    If the result returns anything but a ‘0‘ then the integration process did not successfully complete. Unmount the image by issuing the following command in the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt and restart the integration process from the beginning:

    Imagex /unmount D:\WinVista\MOUNT
    

22. If Errorlevel returns a ‘0‘ then commit the Vista mount by using the following command in the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt:

    imagex /unmount /commit D:\WinVista\MOUNT

23. Delete the contents of the SANDBOX folder by using the following command in the Command Window:

    rd D:\WinVista\SANDBOX /s /q
     

    mkdir D:\WinVista\SANDBOX

24. Open Windows System Image Manager (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows System Image Manager). A window will appear asking to create a new catalog, select Yes to create the catalog file. Refer to Image below.

    

25. Create an ISO image of the integrated Windows Vista file by using the following command in the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt):

    oscdimg -n -m -b"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\x86\boot\etfsboot.com" D:\WinVista\DVD D:\WinVista\ISO\Vistax86.iso

26. You can now burn the ISO image to a blank DVD using your favorite CD Burner software or using UltraISO like I did. Open UltraISO, go to the File menu to select Open…. Navigate to D:\WinVitsa\ISO to select Vistax86.iso image we created in the last step.
27. Insert a blank DVD into your DVD burner.
    
28. Click the Burn CD/DVD Image button on the toolbar for UltraISO.

    

29. A Burn Image should appear, click Burn to starting the burning process.

    

30. Congratulations, you have made a Bootable Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 DVD with integrated updates and hotfixes.

NOTE

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Integrating Updates to other Windows Vista editions (Optional)

When performing the above steps, you have only integrated / slipstreamed updates to the Windows Vista edition of your choice within the install.wim file. In my scenario, I used Windows Vista Ultimate. If you want to integrated / slipstreamed updates to other editions of Windows Vista such as Business or Home Premium then you must mount the Windows Vista edition, integrate the updates, and commit the changes to mount. To find a specific volume image number such as Home Premium the read the section "How to Determine Image Number for a Specific Volume within a "WIM" File" further down this article.

How to Determine Image Number for a Specific Volume within a "WIM" File

1. Open a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (Start Orb > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt)and type:

   ImageX /info D:\WinVista\DVD\Sources\install.wim > %userprofile%\desktop\wiminfo.txt

2. Open the wiminfo.txt file on your desktop.
3. Locate the Windows Vista edition you are going to service and note the Windows Vista edition’s Image Index number.

Download WAIK using BitsAdmin (Optional)

1. Open a Command Prompt Window(Start > Run > cmd.exe) and type:

   bitsadmin /Create /Download WAIKJob
    

   NOTE

   This creates a download job called WAIKJob

    

2. Type:

   bitsadmin /AddFile WAIKJob http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/d/9cdfa30e-5901-40e4-b6bf-4a0086ea0a6a/6001.18000.080118-1840-kb3aikl_en.iso C:\WAIK\6001.18000.080118-1840-kb3aikl_en.iso
    

   NOTE

   Adds the WAIK image to WAIKJob.

    

3. Type:

   bitsadmin /Resume WAIKJob
    

   NOTE

   Starts the download for WAIKJob.

    

4. Type:

   bitsadmin /GetState WAIKJob
    

   NOTE

   If GetState returns TRANSFERRED then the WAIKJob is finished transferring the bits and you can continue with Step 5.

    

5. Type:

   bitsadmin /complete WAIKJob
    

   NOTE

   Completes the WAIKJob.

Some other switches which may interest you.

• bitsadmin /GetBytesTotal WAIKJob   [NOTE: Checks how many bytes are for the WAIKJob]
• bitsadmin /GetBytesTransferred WAIKJob  [NOTE: Checks how much bytes have been transferred for the WAIKJob]
• bitsadmin /cancel WAIKJob  [NOTE: Cancels the WAIKJob]
• bitsadmin /Suspend WAIKJob  [NOTE: Pause the WAIKJob. Use ‘bitsadmin /Resume WAIKJob‘ to resume the WAIKJob.

Platforms Tested

• Microsoft Windows XP Editions x86 Versions

Related Articles

• Slipstreaming / Integrating Windows Vista Service Pack 1 onto a Bootable Image / DVD

Version 1.1
Edited: May 13, 2012

Slipstreaming / Integrating Windows Vista Service Pack 1 onto a Bootable Image / DVD

In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream / integrate Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Five Languages for x86 editions using WAIK tools. The Windows Vista RTM DVD cannot be directly integrated with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 unlike Windows XP RTM CD can be integrated with Service Pack 1 or 2. You will need to install Windows Vista then install Service Pack 1 in audit mode and then capture the install using ImageX from the Windows Automated Installation Kit in an offline state. The method that I will be describing will assume your user account has full control of "C:\myVista" folder and its contents.

One of the benefits of slipstreaming current updates from Microsoft into a Windows Vista image is being able to reinstall Windows Vista that is up-to-date without the need to download and install security and other updates from Windows Update. If you used a Windows Vista Retail or OEM DVD to reinstall Windows Vista then you will need to install security and other updates from Windows Update to be fully patched from known exploits.

NOTE

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Contents of Blog Post

• What I Used
• What I Did
• Adding other Windows Vista editions to the Integrated SP1 DVD (Optional)
• Cleaning Up
• Download Windows Vista SP1 Five Languages Standalone and / or WAIK using BitsAdmin (Optional)
• Platforms Tested

What I Used

• Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 6001 from Microsoft Download Center.
  

  NOTE

  The WAIK download file is an image of an DVD. You will need to burn the image to DVD using third-party software such as UltraISO or mount the image with third-party software to install WAIK. The WAIK image is quite large to download. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the image without worries of being disconnected during the download. If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the image then use the instructions further down this blog post.

   

• UltraISO Premium Edition v9.1.2.2465 from EZB Systems
• Blank DVD
• Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Languages Standalone installer from Microsoft’s Download Center

What I Did

NOTE

The following method assumes your user account has full control of "C:\myVista" folder and its contents.

1. Download and install Microsoft WAIK 6001 from Microsoft’s Download Center.

   NOTE

   The WAIK download file is an image of an DVD. You will need to burn the image to DVD using third-party software such as UltraISO or mount the image with third-party software to install WAIK.

    

2. Create a folder in the root of the system drive called myVista. "C:\myVista"
3. Create five folders in the myVista folder called DVD, IMG, ISO, SP1, and Tools.

   "C:\myVista\DVD", "C:\myVista\IMG", "C:\myVista\ISO", "C:\myVista\SP1", and "C:\myVista\Tools"

    

4. Copy your original Windows Vista DVD to C:\myVista\DVD folder or use the following command in a Command Window assuming your CD Drive is letter ‘D‘.

   robocopy d: c:\myVista\DVD /MIR

5. Download Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Languages Standalone installer from Microsoft’s Download Center to C:\myVista\SP1folder.

   NOTE

   The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Languages Standalone installer is quite large to download. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the install file without worries of being disconnected during the download. If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download Windows Vista Service Pack 1 then use the instructions further down this blog post.

    

6. Create a partition of 40 gigs and format the partition using NTFS. Note the partition drive letter. In my case the drive letter is E. You may refer to my blog post "Splitting Hard Drive into Two Partitions Using Windows Vista Disk Management Snap-In" for directions.
7. Open an elevated Command Window, refer to my blog post "Opening an Elevated Command Prompt" for instructions.
8. Type:

   bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows Vista on Drive C"

   NOTE

   The above command assumes you only have one operating system installed on your computer.

9. Install Windows Vista to the new partition (drive E in my case) while you using Windows Vista on Drive C. Simply double-click setup.exe located in c:\myVista\DVD to start the Windows Vista install.

   NOTE

   Do not enter a Product key, uncheck Automatically activate Windows when I’m online, and choose the edition of Windows Vista.

    

10. When Windows Vista setup asks if you want to upgrade or perform a custom install then select Custom (advance), refer to image below.

    

11. When Windows Vista setup asks where to install Windows Vista then select Drive E and click Next, refer to image below.

     

12. During the install process of Windows Vista, you will be presented the Set Up Windows screen(OOBE). This is where you are going to enter into audit mode. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F3to enter into audit mode. Refer to image below.

    

    NOTE

    The computer will reboot and enter into audit mode. Ensure Windows Vista is selected at the Boot Manager screen, not Windows Vista on Drive C.

     

13. When Windows Vista boots to the desktop, a System Preparation Tool will open. The System Preparation Tool is  also known as Sysprep. Refer to image below.

    

    NOTE

    Do not click the Ok button as this will start the Sysprep procedure which we will perform later. You can click the ‘X‘ in the upper right-corner,  click Cancel or simply leave the System Preparation Tool open.

     

14. Install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 package located at C:\myVista\SP1.

    NOTE

    The computer will reboot a few times when installing Service Pack 1.

     

15. When Service Pack 1 install has completed then the computer will boot back into the desktop with the System Preparation Tool open. Ensure the following options are selected; Enter System Out-Of-Box-Experience (OOBE) for System Cleanup Action,  Generalize checked, and Reboot for Shutdown Options. Refer to image below. Click Ok to reboot the computer.

    

    NOTE

    The computer will reboot. Ensure you select Windows Vista on Drive C to boot back into your main Windows Vista install and not the new Windows Vista installation that we are now going to prepare for a image capture.

     

16. Once you have booted to the desktop, click on the Start Orb (formerly know as the Start Button in earlier version of Windows).
17. Type Windows PE Tools Command Prompt in the Start Search field.
18. Press SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER to open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt in an elevated state.
19. Type:

    postreflect e:\windows e:
     

    NOTE

    The postreflect syntax is PostReflect.exe <Offline_WINDIR> <Offline_DriveLetter:>. In my case the offline WINDIR of the Windows Vista install is "e:\windows" and when the offline Windows Vista is booted the drive letter would "e:". See "PostReflect Command-Line Options" for more information.

     

20. When postreflect is finished then type:

    vsp1cln /o:e:\windows
     

    NOTE

    The vsp1cln command line tool is post Service Pack 1 clean up tool for Windows Vista. Once this tool is run, you cannot uninstall Service Pack 1 because it removes all archive files for uninstall of Service Pack 1. See "VSP1CLN Command-Line Options" for more information.

     

21. Copy imagex.exe from C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86 to C:\myVista\Tools.
22. Create a file called Wimscript.ini using Notepad with the following contents and save the file in C:\myVista\Tools.

    [ExclusionList]
    ntfs.log
    hiberfil.sys
    pagefile.sys
    "System Volume Information"
    RECYCLER
    Windows\CSC

    [CompressionExclusionList]
    *.mp3
    *.zip
    *.cab
    \WINDOWS\inf\*.pnf

23. Click on the Start Orb (formerly know as the Start Button in earlier version of Windows).
24. Type cmd.exe in the Start Search field.
25. Press SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER to open Command Prompt in an elevated state.
26. Type:

    cd\
    
    cd myVista\Tools

27. Type:

    imagex /capture e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista Business" "Windows Vista BUSINESS" /compress fast /check /flags "BUSINESS" /scroll

28. Click on the Start Orb (formerly know as the Start Button in earlier version of Windows).
29. Type Windows System Image Manager in the Start Search field.
30. Press SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER to open Windows System Image Manager in an elevated state.
31. Right-click Select a Windows image or catalog file to select Select Windows Image…. Select the install.wim file located at C:\myVista\IMG and click Open.
32. Click Yes when the Windows System Image Manager opens to create the catalog file. Refer to image below.

    

    NOTE

    If there is more than one Windows Vista edition in the install.wim at C:\myVista\IMG then create a separate catalog for each Windows Vista edition. The created catalog file(s) will be located at C:\myVista\IMG.

     

33. Copy and replace the install.wim file from C:\myVista\IMG to C:\myVista\DVD\Sources.
34. Copy and replace the catalog file(s) from C:\myVista\IMG to C:\myVista\DVD\Sources.
35. Click on the Start Orb (formerly know as the Start Button in earlier version of Windows).
36. Type Windows PE Tools Command Prompt in the Start Search field.
37. Press SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER to open Windows PE Tools Command Prompt in an elevated state.
38. Type:

    oscdimg -n -m -b"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\x86\boot\etfsboot.com" C:\myVista\DVD C:\myVista\ISO\Vista_x86_SP1.iso

39. Burn the DVD image called Vista_x86_SP1.iso located at C:\myVista\ISO using UltraISO or your favourite third-party image burning program.
40. Congratulations, you have made a Bootable Windows Vista Service Pack 1 DVD with your Windows Vista RTM DVD.

NOTE

To enlarge the images, simply click on the images you would like to view. With Internet Explorer 7, you can right-click on the image to select Open in New Tab.

Adding other Windows Vista editions to the Integrated SP1 DVD (Optional)

When performing the above steps, you have only made a Service Pack 1 image of the Windows Vista edition you have captured. In my scenario, I used Windows Vista Business. If you want to add other editions of Windows Vista such as Ultimate or Home Premium then you must install the Windows Vista edition, install Service Pack 1, perform the post Service Pack 1 cleanup utilities in an offline mode, and capture the offline install using imagex with the append switch using the same install.wim file located at C:\myVista\IMG that we used to create the first offline capture in the above Step 27.

1. Format drive E.
2. Install a different edition of Windows Vista to drive using the above Step 9.
3. Continue to the above Step 26.
4. In Step 27 type:

   For Windows Vista Home Basic

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASIC" "Windows Vista HomeBasic" /compress fast /check /flags "HOMEBASIC" /scroll

   For Windows Vista Home Premium

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM" "Windows Vista HomePremium" /compress fast /check /flags "HOMEPREMIUM" /scroll

   For Windows Vista Ultimate

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE" "Windows Vista Ultimate" /compress fast /check /flags "ULTIMATE" /scroll

   For Windows Vista Home Basic N

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASICN" "Windows Vista HomeBasicN" /compress fast /check /flags "HOMEBASICN" /scroll

   For Windows Vista Business N

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista BUSINESSN" "Windows Vista BusinessN" /compress fast /check /flags "BUSINESSN" /scroll

   For Windows Vista Starter

   imagex /append e: c:\myVista\img\install.wim "Windows Vista STARTER" "Windows Vista Starter" /compress fast /check /flags "STARTER" /scroll
   

5. In Step 31 and 32, you must create a separate catalog file for each edition that is present in the install.wim file located at C:\myVista\IMG.
6. Continue with Step 33.

Cleaning Up

Perform the next steps if you do not want to keep the C:\myVista work folder and Drive E.

Delete Drive E and merge into Drive C

1. See "Merging Two Partitions Windows Vista Disk Management Snap-In" blog entry for instructions.

Delete C:\myVista Work Folder

1. Open an elevated Command Window, refer to my blog post "Opening an Elevated Command Prompt" for instructions.
2. Type:

   rd /s /q c:\myVista

Clean Up Windows Boot Manager

1. Open an elevated Command Window, refer to my blog post "Opening an Elevated Command Prompt" for instructions.
2. Type:

   bcdedit > "c:\users\<yourusername>\desktop\bcd.txt"

3. Open bcd.txt and find any invalid references and write down the identifier value.
4. Type the following to delete the invalid references:

   bcdedit /delete {identifier}

5. Type the following to set as the default operating system:

   bcdedit /default {current}
   or
   bcdedit /default {identifier}

6. Type the following to rename Windows Vista on Drive C to Windows Vista:

   bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows Vista"
   or
   bcdedit /set {identifier} description "Windows Vista"

7. Type the following to hide the Windows Boot Manager:

   bcdedit /timeout 0

Download Windows Vista SP1 Five Languages Standalone and / or WAIK using BitsAdmin (Optional)

1. Open a Command Prompt Window (Start > Run > cmd.exe) and type:

   bitsadmin /Create /Download SP1Job
    

   NOTE

   This creates a download job called SP1Job.

   
   bitsadmin /Create /Download WAIKJob

   NOTE

   This creates a download job called WAIKJob

    

2. Type:

   bitsadmin /AddFile SP1Job http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/a/9/3a9b72c2-527d-4694-8a49-84c056d4c34d/Windows6.0-KB936330-X86-wave0.exe C:\myVista\SP1\Windows6.0-KB936330-X86-wave0.exe

   NOTE

   Adds the Windows Vista SP1 Five Languages Standalone installer to SP1Job.

   
   bitsadmin /AddFile WAIKJob http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/d/9cdfa30e-5901-40e4-b6bf-4a0086ea0a6a/6001.18000.080118-1840-kb3aikl_en.iso C:\WAIK\6001.18000.080118-1840-kb3aikl_en.iso

   NOTE

   Adds the WAIK image to ImageJob.

3. Type:

   bitsadmin /Resume SP1Job

   NOTE

   Starts the download for SP1Job.

   
   bitsadmin /Resume WAIKJob

   NOTE

   Starts the download for WAIKJob.

4. Type:

   bitsadmin /GetState SP1Job

   NOTE

   If GetState returns TRANSFERRED then the SP1Job is finished transferring the bits and you can continue with Step 5.

   
   bitsadmin /GetState WAIKJob

   NOTE

   If GetState returns TRANSFERRED then the WAIKJob is finished transferring the bits and you can continue with Step 5.

5. Type:

   bitsadmin /complete SP1Job

   NOTE

   Completes the SP1Job.

   
   bitsadmin /complete WAIKJob

   NOTE

   Completes the WAIKJob.

Some other switches which may interest you.

• bitsadmin /GetBytesTotal SP1Job   [NOTE: Checks how many bytes are for the SP1Job]
• bitsadmin /GetBytesTransferred SP1Job  [NOTE: Checks how much bytes have been transferred for the SP1Job]
• bitsadmin /cancel SP1Job  [NOTE: Cancels the SP1Job]
• bitsadmin /Suspend  [NOTE: Pause the SP1 Job. Use ‘bitsadmin /Resume SP1Job‘ to resume the SP1Job.

Platforms Tested

• Microsoft Windows Vista x86 Versions

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• Splitting Hard Drive into Two Partitions Using Windows Vista Disk Management Snap-In
• Merging Two Partitions Windows Vista Disk Management Snap-In
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• Slipstreaming Updates into a Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 Image

Version 1.2
Edited: May 12, 2012

Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD

In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 into a Windows XP RTM or Service Pack 1 CD.

One of the benefits of slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 into a bootable Windows XP CD is being able to reinstall Windows XP without the need to download and install SP2 from Windows Update afterwards. All Windows XP system files will updated to the Service Pack 2 level. Your computer will still need updates to be fully patched. Visit Microsoft Update to check your PC for Critical and Important updates. If you experience any problems with Microsoft Security updates then please call Microsoft support for help. There will be no charge for support on Security Updates.

Microsoft has set up newsgroups for self-support. If you need help for Security updates or any other updates that is issued by Microsoft then please visit the Windows Update newsgroup at using your newsreader news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate.

NOTE

To enlarge the images, simply click on the images you would like to view. With Internet Explorer 7, you can right-click on the image to select Open in New Tab.

What I Used

• UltraISO Premium Edition v8.6.3.2056 from EZB Systems
• Blank CD
• Windows XP RTM or Service Pack 1 CD
• BitsAdmin.exe from Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Support Tool
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Package from Microsoft

What I Did

1. Create a folder called WinXP in the root of the system drive, C:\WinXP.
2. Create four folders called BOOT, CD, ISO, and SP2 in the WinXP folder, C:\WinXP\BOOT, C:\WinXP\CD, C:\WinXP\ISO, and c:\WinXP\SP2.

    

3. Copy your original Windows XP CD to C:\WinXP\SP2 folder or use the following command assuming your CD Drive is letter D.

   xcopy d:\*.* c:\WinXP\CD /H /E

4. Download Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Package Microsoft to c:\WinXP\SP2 folder.NOTE: The Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Package is quite large to download. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the install file without worries of being disconnected during the download. If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download Windows XP Service Pack 2 then use the instructions further down this blog post.
5. Slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Package to C:\WinXP\CD by using the following command:

   C:\WinXp\SP2\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe /integrate:C:\WinXP\CD

6. Open UltraISO and insert your Windows XP RTM or Service Pack 1 CD into your CD Drive. On the File menu, select Bootable then Extract Boot File from CD/DVD…. Click … ,name the file BootFile, and save it to C:\WinXP\BOOT folder.

    

7. Click Make. A message box should appear stating "Boot image file extracted successfully!". Click OK then Close.
8. On the File menu for UltraISO, select File > New > Bootable CD/DVD Image. Select the extracted boot file named BootFile located in C:\WinXP\BOOT. Click Open.
9. In the bottom left window pane for UltraISO, select C:\WinXP\CD.

    

10. In the bottom right window pane for UltraISO, select all of the contents. To do this, simply right-click in the bottom right window pane and select Select All. Click Add to add all the contents in the bottom right window pane of UltraISO.

     

11. In the top left window pane for UltraISO, rename the ISO image by selecting the ISO name to select Rename. Rename the ISO Image to what you like.

     

12. Now save the ISO image to C:\WinXP\ISO. To do this, go to the File menu and select Save. Type in your ISO file name and save to C:\WinXP\ISO.
13. You can now burn the ISO image to a blank CD using your favorite CD Burner software or using UltraISO like I did. Open UltraISO, go to the File menu to select Open…. Navigate to C:\WinXP\ISO to select the ISO image we have created.
14. Insert a blank CD into your CD / DVD burner.
15. Click the Burn CD/DVD Image button on the toolbar for UltraISO.

     

16. A Burn Image should appear, click Burn to starting the burning process.

     

17. Congratulations, you have made a Bootable Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD with your Windows XP RTM or Service Pack 1 CD.

NOTE

To enlarge the images, simply click on the images you would like to view. With Internet Explorer 7, you can right-click on the image to select Open in New Tab.

Download Windows XP SP2 Network Package using BitsAdmin (Optional)

1. Download and install Windows XP SP2 Support Tools.
2. Open a Command Prompt Window (Start > Run > cmd.exe) and type:

   bitsadmin /Create /Download SP2Job
    

   NOTE

   This creates a download job called SP2Job.

    

3. Type:

   bitsadmin /AddFile SP2Job http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165b076b-aaa9-443d-84f0-73cf11fdcdf8/WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe C:\WinXP\SP2\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe

   NOTE

   Adds the Windows XP SP2 Network Package to SP2Job.

4. Type:

   bitsadmin /Resume SP2Job

   NOTE

   Starts the download for SP2Job.

5. Type:

   bitsadmin /GetState SP2Job

   NOTE

   If GetState returns TRANSFERRED then the SP2Job is finished transferring the bits and you can continue with Step 6.

6. Type:

   bitsadmin /complete SP2Job

   NOTE

   Completes the SP2Job.

7. Some other switches which may interest you.

   bitsadmin /GetBytesTotal SP2Job   [NOTE: Checks how many bytes are for the SP2Job]

   bitsadmin /GetBytesTransferred SP2Job  [NOTE: Checks how much bytes have been transferred for the SP2Job]

   bitsadmin /cancel SP2Job  [NOTE: Cancels the SP2Job]

   bitsadmin /Suspend  [NOTE: Pause the SP2 Job. Use ‘bitsadmin /Resume SP2Job‘ to resume the SP2Job.]

Platforms Tested

• Microsoft Windows XP Editions x86 Versions

Related Articles

• Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a Bootable Windows XP Install CD

Version 1.4
Edited: May 11, 2012