Integrate (slipstream) SP3 to Windows Installation

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According to MS, how to integrate SP3 hasn't changed, so here are instructions on how with SP3:

The Integrated Installation

If you already have the version of Windows XP that does not include a service pack, you can apply the service pack directly to the Windows XP installation files. You can complete the integrated installation by using a shared distribution folder on a network.

Because the integrated installation replaces individual files, the space requirements for this installation are nearly identical to the space requirements for Windows XP. For information about these requirements, see Readme.htm on your version of the Windows XP product CD that does not include the service pack.

The following scenario explains how to use Update.exe to build the integrated installation. It then explains how to run Setup to install Windows XP with the service pack already applied.

Because this guide is intended for corporate audiences, the integrated scenario it describes focuses on the use of shared distribution folders on networks, which is the most common distribution medium for this audience.

Important

A service pack that you installed as part of an integrated installation with Windows XP cannot be removed.

If you are upgrading from Windows versions other than Windows XP, and you want to install SP2 integrated with Windows XP, check with the manufacturer of your computer about upgrading your BIOS before you proceed.

Creating an installation of Windows XP integrated with the service pack

This section explains how to create an integrated installation of Windows XP and the service pack in a shared distribution folder on a network. The integrated Windows XP Setup includes the service pack files as part of the normal set-up process.

The steps in this procedure use example file locations for creating an integrated installation of Windows XP Professional. You can follow similar conventions for Windows XP Home Edition.

Note

In the following procedure, Drive:\ represents the drive name of the network or computer where your distribution folder is located.

To create an installation of Windows XP integrated with the service pack

Connect to the network or computer where you want to create the distribution folder, and then set up Drive: to correspond to the distribution folder.

In the shared folder on the network, create a distribution folder for the Windows XP installation files.

For example, to create a distribution folder named XPSP3_INT\PRO, type the following:

mkdir Drive:\XPSP3_INT\PRO

Ensure that only the system administrator has full access to this folder. Other users should have only Read and Execute permissions.

Insert your version of the Windows XP product CD that does not include the service pack into the CD-ROM drive, and then copy the contents of the CD to the distribution folder that you created in Step 2.

For example, to copy the installation files and folders from the Windows XP product CD in the CD-ROM drive (D:) to the distribution folder named XPSP3_INT\PRO, type the following:

xcopy D:\ Drive:\XPSP3_INT\PRO /E

Remove the product CD from the CD-ROM drive, and then insert the service pack CD.

If you want to store these files locally (described in “The Standalone Installation” earlier in this guide), you can extract the service pack source files from XPsp3.exe and put them in a folder on your hard disk.

If you do not want to store these files locally, skip this step. The installation will put the files in the default location. The default location is randomly chosen and determined by the installation.

For example, to extract the service pack files located in the CD-ROM drive (D:) to a folder named temp on the drive where the distribution folder is located, you would type the following:

D:\ XPsp3.exe /X: Drive:\temp

If you extracted the files, you can apply the service pack to the Windows XP installation files located in the folder named XPSP3_INT\PRO by typing the following:

Drive:\temp\i386\update\update.exe /Integrate:Drive:\XPSP3_INT\PRO

For a list of command-line options that you can use with this command line, see “Command-Line Options for XPsp2.exe and Update.exe” earlier in this guide.

The Setup Wizard for SP3 for Windows XP displays the progress of your installation and informs you when the installation is completed.

Customize Windows XP Setup as necessary (for example, to complete an unattended installation or add OEM files).

For information about how to do this, see the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation at Windows Deployment and Resource Kits, and Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Reference Help (Ref.chm) included in Deploy.cab on your CD in the \Support\Tools folder.

You can now deploy Windows XP to multiple computers from the shared distribution folder in either attended or unattended Setup mode. During the standard installation process, Setup installs the operating system with the service pack already applied.

For more information about this, see the Microsoft Windows Corporate Deployment Tools User's Guide (Deploy.chm) included in Deploy.cab in the \Support\Tools folder on your Service Pack 3 CD.

Important

When you run the Update.exe program for an integrated installation (as described earlier), a Spslpsrm.log file is created automatically in systemroot on the computer that is running the Update.exe program. If you plan to update more than one version of Windows XP on this computer, rename the Spslpsrm.log file after you update each version. This ensures that you do not overwrite the current log file when you update additional versions of Windows XP.

Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457085.aspx

Edited December 10, 2007 by spacesurfer