should i copy the original oembios files (4 of them) to the new disc after it's slipstreamed before rebuilding it?

using it on a dell laptop that came with the sp2 xp oem disc, thanks

you shouldn't have to.

to build my dell oem cd's, i usually start with an SP0 retail or vlk cd to create the slipstream directory. then copy oembios*, pidgen, dpcdll, setupp.ini, eula.txt, and winnt.sif from any dell oem cd into the sp0 slipstream directory. then slipstream sp3 and build your iso.

this way you don't get any of the extra dell oem bs.

you shouldn't have to.

to build my dell oem cd's, i usually start with an SP0 retail or vlk cd to create the slipstream directory. then copy oembios*, pidgen, dpcdll, setupp.ini, eula.txt, and winnt.sif from any dell oem cd into the sp0 slipstream directory. then slipstream sp3 and build your iso.

this way you don't get any of the extra dell oem bs.

I did this & SP3 now rejects my Key Whats up with that, It's a NON pirate disk that came with my Dell PC.

Are you doing your work in Vista or Win 2008?

Are you doing your work in Vista or Win 2008?

Vista, Hmmm yes, saw the other posts where vista is wreaking havok

Yeah this slipstream process uses the current OS'es api and thus wrecks havok on a SP3 slipstream. You need to do it in XP.

so you should only slipstream xp from xp itself?

i tried to slipstream sp3 into a dell xp professional, on xp sp2, and customized a few options using nlite, then it refuse my cd-key

so i don't think slipstream on xp can solve the prob.

i tried to slipstream sp3 into a dell xp professional, on xp sp2, and customized a few options using nlite, then it refuse my cd-key

so i don't think slipstream on xp can solve the prob.

if u do this based on ur sp2 cd,replace pidgen.dll with the one in ur original sp2 cd.

and koawmfot's method also works.