nLite Setup for XP on a Vista Machine?

[echore]

Title says it all really; I've dug out my old XP disk, and was looking to create an nLite XP image.

Do I have to be using XP on the PC I'm creating the nLite version on, or can I create it on my Vista machine that I'm using now?

[Ponch]

I remember a few threads regarding problems when people began to use Vista but as there isn't anymore, I guess all problems have been solved. So yes, you can use nLite under Vista.

[Sonic]

I confirm nLite works under Vista for XP ... Just make sure disable UAC under Vista to avoid problems ...

[edit: typo corrected ]

Edited March 31, 2008 by Sonic

[weEvil]

It will work. If you get an error, then "Run as Administrator" option.

[Fernando 1]

I confirm nLite works under XP for XP ...

What a surprise!

[echore]

I confirm nLite works under XP for XP ...

What a surprise!

Grr, damnable hedgehog-related problems

But thanks for the heads up, all. I'll give this a go later on, making sure that I've send nLite to XP Compatability mode, and also setting it to run as administrator.

Will let you know how it goes!

[nuhi]

It will work, it even warns for UAC on its own.

No need for compat mode.

[Sonic]

Woops ! excuse me for mistake , I confirm it works under Vista for XP ...

It seems I lose the habit of the forum (traduct from google )

[aelfwyne]

Well I'm not sure what the secret is, but I've tried about 50 times (okay a few less), and it always crashes on the final stages when integrating hotfixes. It doesn't seem to matter WHAT hotfixes I include - it will crash during that step.

I am running as administrator, I have taken ownership of all the working files, etc, but it crashes every bleedin time. I have also tried the last final non-beta as well as the current beta. Have tried with sp2, sp3 and two different source disks - one already sp2'd (with sp3) and another RTM with no service pack, to sp2 and sp3, all go crashy.

EDIT:

Loaded the files up over the network on my win2k backup box (via tightvnc), and there's no crashy - same source files. So it is clearly a vista problem Sorry I have no idea what the problem is - I was running it as administrator, so that wasn't it. But it DOES work with the SAME source files and service packs/addons when run from a Win2k box.

Edited April 3, 2008 by aelfwyne

[Sonic]

for integration purpose I havn't tested

[bledd]

Well I'm not sure what the secret is, but I've tried about 50 times (okay a few less), and it always crashes on the final stages when integrating hotfixes. It doesn't seem to matter WHAT hotfixes I include - it will crash during that step.

I am running as administrator, I have taken ownership of all the working files, etc, but it crashes every bleedin time. I have also tried the last final non-beta as well as the current beta. Have tried with sp2, sp3 and two different source disks - one already sp2'd (with sp3) and another RTM with no service pack, to sp2 and sp3, all go crashy.

EDIT:

Loaded the files up over the network on my win2k backup box (via tightvnc), and there's no crashy - same source files. So it is clearly a vista problem Sorry I have no idea what the problem is - I was running it as administrator, so that wasn't it. But it DOES work with the SAME source files and service packs/addons when run from a Win2k box.

move the source to c:\xpcd , select the folder and properties, set as read-only, then un set it, now try with nlite (do it from an admin account, and turn off uac)

that's overkill, but it might be one of them

-ooh, and disable your antivirus & windows defender real-time scanning when doing it

[EGOvoruhk]

Just a heads up, there are errors when slipstreaming under Vista

I recently created a XP disc with SP3 slipstreamed under Vista, and when I went to install it, my key didn't work. I was suggested on these forums to create it under XP. So I created it under XP, and the key worked fine

I don't know if that changed with the recent nLite beta