Integrate MCE & Tablet PC Components into Windows XP Pro

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I have 3 copies of Windows XP - Professional, Media Centre & Tablet PC. I've never edited the MCE and Tablet PC editions. I was wondering if there is any way to integrate the MCE and Tablet PC components into a standard Windows XP Pro build? What files do I need to copy over etc.

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[faimag]

I am not sure I understand the 3 CDs you have. XP Tablet and Media Center is simply XP PRO with added tablet or media center features. Hence you should have one XP PRO CD and another CD with a CMPNENTS folder only (with these 3 subdirectories: NETFX, MEDIACTR, TABLETPC). There is also a CMPNENTS folder in your XP PRO CD, usually with a NETFX subdir (the same as the NETFX subdir in the second CD) and perhaps incomplete TABLETPC and MEDIACTR subdirs (without the respective CABs, which are located in the second CD). I guess what you need to do is copy the TABLETPC subdir from your TABLET PC CD and ovewrite the TABLETPC subdir in your XP PRO CD (under CMPNENTS) and do the same with the MEDIACTR subdir from your MEDIA CENTER CD (overwrite the MEDIACTR subdir in your XP PRO CD). So, you will end up with a CD that can install XP PRO, TABLET or MEDIA CENTER, depending on the windows key you use - you need to provide the respective key for Pro, Tablet, or Media Center, otherwise the additional features will not be installed even if you have them in your installation CD. However, this will work only if all three CDs (or keys) you have are the same type, i.e. retail, OEM, or VLKs. Because there is the file setupp.ini in the I386 folder that instructs the CD what kind of keys it will accept (eg. if you have a retail XP Pro CD and an OEM XP Tablet CD, you will not be able to make it work both ways, I think).