zexx Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 First off I apologise if I have posted in the wrong place or haven't used the correct etiquetteI have searched high and low and cannot find anyone anywhere who has this same issue.I have followed the Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide and now have an iso file about 870mb (I removed shadow copy only) too big to fit onto a cd.Do I then burn to a dvd or find some software to shrink it?3 attempts all give me the exact same 870 mb iso.Please share some of your sage advice.Much obliged,zexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Do you still by chance have the service pack package in the cd folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) Thanks for your response!The service pack is extracted from my desktop into the windows cd folder.So, I guess the answer is no. Isn't it? As I followed the instructions carefully that couldn't happen but I will try again this instant...back in 30 minutes. Edited October 21, 2006 by zexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 The folder with the copied xp pro files is 756mb...How come? I haven't done step 2 of extracting SP2 and yet the windows cd folder is 756mb!How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Is your source disk a standard windows disk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 this is what yo need to do..copy your xpdisc (not a rescue dvd..) to C:\xpcddownload service pack, and save to say C:\servicepack.exe (dont rename it tho)open nlite, pointit at c:\xpcd, then choose service pack integration/slipstream, point it at the exe when it asks, click ok.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) The source disk is a compaq operating system cd. I386 folder is 423 mb and the only other large folder is the USWXP32P_ZX at 309 mb is this usual for an operating system cd?ok Bledd I'll give that a try now. Edited October 21, 2006 by zexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 the C:\xpcd is still 756mb??will continue to create iso anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Still have an iso file too large for a cd. Is my source disk at fault?It's a curse isn't it? As the source is my genuine installation disk should I shop around for a different xp pro disk altogether?Is there one I can legally download?All I want to achieve is an sfc /scannow like I used to but of late I get the "Please insert sp2 disk" which I do not have and am trying to create here...Are scannows that important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh420 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Since it is a OEM XP disk, it may have the drivers and other things that usually aren't on a standard XP cd, such as system specific drivers, diag and config progs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) Yes it does, you're right mikeh420Can I strategically delete stuff to trim it down?Is there a list available of safe files to remove please?Since I am running a homemade system should I simply delete all the compaq folders?I seriously appreciate your comments by the way.*****************************************************************Er, that idea seems to be easier said than done having just looked in all the folders Well, I am going to remain mute for now.Thank you!update: just discovered, "This is caused by the fact that my Windows XP CD contains updates that will be automatically installed when I run setup. This type of CD will usually be from larger OEM suppliers (like Dell, HP, or others). You cannot use this type of CD to create a slipstreamed SP2 install." I'm out, peace and thank you Edited October 22, 2006 by zexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 delete the USWXP32P_ZX folder manually, thats not usually on xpdiscs, it must be a compaq thingmight work fine without it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zexx Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice one bledd cd seems to work fine in everyway!Great stuff.If I coudn't have created the disk I learnt that I could have done the following:Running SFC without a CD ROMIf you run sfc /scannow and get prompted to insert a CD,there are a couple of changes you might need to make.Once these files are on your hard drive, you can simply make a few registry changes to point to those locations.Start RegeditGo to the follow locations and change the path to wherever you copied the source files.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ServicePackSourcePathHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath the last one might not be necessaryHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePathHaving my own operating disk is much, much better for obvious reasons.Modest donation on the way.Best regards,zexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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