cranbers

Part time job to buy a NEW xp install cd. You don't work for Microsoft do you? Lord knows they would love to have someone do something nutty like that. Is it impossible for me to get a new cd without buying a whole new license? I mean you are paying for the license when you buy a copy of windows right? It's not a 100 dollar or more cd? Thank you for answering the question though, I appreciate it!

I would suggest simply installing sp3, thats it. As I recall those "ryan vm packs" etc are simply update packs before sp3 was put out. Simply slipstreaming sp3, should get you as close to recent as possible. Since sp3 hasn't been released yet, well it has but not widely put out there. Odds are that is as up to date as you can get, at least according to winsupersite.com he did a widnows update after sp3, and there were only maybe 3 updates, relating to .net etc. Hope this helps.

Windows xp sp3, existing nlite cd. So when I go to integrate sp3 into my setup files folder using nlite, it says, there are existing hotfixes already, that the service pack will not integrate properly unless removed. Remove updates? Yes or no. The service pack slipstreams, and I proceed to make the iso. When used in vmware, after bootup on the cd, during the file copy procress it comes up with numerous errors saying files are missing during the file copy progress before the windows install process, esc to ignore etc. Obviously the easiest way is to get the original windows install disc with no sp or fresh sp2. But I don't have one available. Is it possible? Thanks.

Hey, I have been looking around and couldn't find the answer. So my current windows xp install disc, is an existing nlite integrated with hotfixes, drivers and programs. Is there a way to REMOVE these? I don't have my original windows xp install disc, I seem to have misplaced it. So I am trying to get rid of the older drivers, programs and integrate sp3. Is it possible or no? Thanks,

Ok so I copy all sp2 cd files to the hard drive in a folder. I downloaded ie7 from microsoft.com i also downloaded media player 11 .exe. I fire up nlite. i select the hotfix button, auto answer file and select make iso. I also select it to install the luna interface theme and any other defaults. I get an error that something couldn't be inported when I run it om regards to the luna interface, like it can't find a file or something, it completes and makes the iso file. Then I install it using microsoft virtual machine to test it out. During install it gives me an error about some network configuration file. It continues to install finishes and boots into windows. Upon the start menu appearing I see the windows classic theme. I look in the display panel for the option of windows xp luna interface and its not there. When I try to run ie7 by selecting the icon it simply brings up a crash window. I tried it several times through this process other results are it simply appears then disappears. So is it the virtual machine not compatible with ie7? Am I forgetting something in regards to ie7? I mean it shows the ie7 icon etc but doesn't work. media player seems to work though. Also as for the windows xp interface, i can't figure out what is wrong its selected in the nlite install options and it says its already there but its not? Could the fact in my system that is importing the theme from you can't be using the theme you are going to inport to the cd because it is in use? Also the file during windows install a error message for this file: ICFGNT.DLL Windows cannot load the internet configuration library. The following error occurred module could not be found. (internet connection wizard is on the top of the error box) I figured out that if I don't integrate anything and simply have unattended and make iso selected, the windows install works great. Luna is there, no errors. I also noticed that the please wait windows boot up screen is there as well and on the others its not. So, I guess by installing luna, I somehow broke it? I tried integrating ie7 by using slipstream .cab file as well as from the .exe neither works. So I am not sure whats going on. Same problems. IE7 the icon is there, you try it out it instantly disappears or crashes.

Ok so I copy all sp2 cd files to the hard drive in a folder. I downloaded ie7 from microsoft.com i also downloaded media player 11 .exe. I fire up nlite. i select the hotfix button, auto answer file and select make iso. I also select it to install the luna interface theme and any other defaults. I get an error that something couldn't be inported when I run it om regards to the luna interface, like it can't find a file or something, it completes and makes the iso file. Then I install it using microsoft virtual machine to test it out. During install it gives me an error about some network configuration file. It continues to install finishes and boots into windows. Upon the start menu appearing I see the windows classic theme. I look in the display panel for the option of windows xp luna interface and its not there. When I try to run ie7 by selecting the icon it simply brings up a crash window. I tried it several times through this process other results are it simply appears then disappears. So is it the virtual machine not compatible with ie7? Am I forgetting something in regards to ie7? I mean it shows the ie7 icon etc but doesn't work. media player seems to work though. Also as for the windows xp interface, i can't figure out what is wrong its selected in the nlite install options and it says its already there but its not? Could the fact in my system that is importing the theme from you can't be using the theme you are going to inport to the cd because it is in use? Anyway this is really frustrating.