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install vista 2nd partition enter sysprep on first oobe with sysprep still open connetct to network, go update your instalation via windows update restart without touching the sysprep window i also installed windows installer 4.5 standalone, reboot, don't touch the sysprep yet once all your updates have been installed by windows update and you are left with the sysprep on the desk top then you can install SP2-RC1, reboot back select cmd.exe with admin privlage run compcln.exe after that is done then generalize and select shutdown boot into xp or whatever. before i captured my new install.wim image from the partition I also used a 3rd party system utility (auslogic boostspeed) to clean up the partition of temp , log files etc and finished with defragmentation. after that i captured my image and only used vlite to remove some components and create iso i found this was very easy and alot faster then waiting for updates and drivers an such untegrate via vlite. My iso worked fine no problem, and was very effecient and best no stress .. try it u will be surprised at how fast it works.

if u can enter sysprep, at beginning of oobe, then you should have no problem using windows update to install all hotfixes, drivers, etc, depending on your need s . and then generalize, and capture. For example; I find it alot quicker when integrating vista sp2 to 1st intsall vista sp1 on second partition. 2nd enter sysprep on oobe. 3rd connect to internet. 4th install windows installer 4.5 5th run window update. (for vista i only install OS updates, but win 7, if possible you can also install your drivers via windows update) 6th finally after all updates and reboots are complete i install SP2 RC1 or whatever. on reboot i run compcln.exe. and using sysprep, i generalize and shut down. boot in my case xp, then i run 3rd party disk clean up and disk defragmenter, to remove install log files temp files etc etc. finally capture a nice sp2 v.113, v.286 yadda yadda. then use vlite to customite into a nice complete iso. works fine. and is faster than integrating using vlite. so if you can use sysprep and then capture with petool cmd prompt then that 's it. easy and quick. As far as windows 7 impression with me is that it looks like a vista platform with extras that possibley will end up in vista sp3, unless microsoft is confident that they can sell windows 7 as an other than vista OS? I think they are just fishing for ideas and such until they have worked the kinks out and have a unique OS as removed from vista as possible. to call it "the new platform" In other words; windows 7 is to vista as windows milenium edition was to windows 98. I predict it will be released in 2010 as an upgrade DVD to Vista priced just right ! lmao.

i have 2 copies of vista 1] vista home premium x86 dvd 2] vista ultimate x64 SP1 dvd i used vlite to integrate all the updates and hotfixes for the x64 sp1 dvd, created iso then used that integrated disc to reverse capture sp2 beta. question 1) can i integrate vista sp2 first, and then integrate hotfixes, etc? would the os footprint be smaller after this method? i guess what i am wondering is should i have all the hotfixx/updates that were issued prior to the service pack release integrated before i integrate the Service Pack? It was painfully tedious the way i slipstreamed and i am looking for simplicity. question 2) if i use the x86 vista sp1 integration guide, that suggests to me not to integrate all hotfix's released before sp1 release. but just select sp integration only. so for my x86 home premium; after i create the iso with vlite, can i instal that iso image and the immediately reverse capture sp2 rc1. and then finally test it and integrat the hotfixes/updates? let me rephrase; if i reverse capture sp1 and i do not generalize and shutdown, but instead install sp2 then generalize/shutdown, boot xp, capture image; will the .wim be functional? -I AM GONNA PROB TRY BOTH METHODS, BUT WOULD SAVE ME TIME TO KNOW. HOPE SOMEONE SEES MY POST BEFORE MIDNIGHT LOL