Still asks for XP product key

[Kelsenellenelvian]

You just can't have an automatically activated system unless you have the OEM disk(s) that where made for your PC. (Which you assure us you have.) The major problem here though is that the damned OEM's add all sorts of crap on those cd's and make several modifications. Thus making it un-nLite-able. The disk can be mostly cleaned and nLited but it takes a lot of manual work...

Leeme see.

#1 copy the i386 folder and the ident files from your CD. (win51*** There will be 3 or 4 of them)

#2 delete the svcpack.in_ and svcpack folder. (Inside the I386 folder)

#3 Grab one of the COA keys off of your machine (I can't remember which one to use during install I would use the one in the unattended.txt file)

#4 Slipstream SP3 and enter your unattended info with nLite.

#5 Test with VMWare, Virtualbox, parralells, VirtualPC - hell ANY virtual machine.

#6 If it works BURN THE ISO to a disk and keep it as your new SOURCE

#7 Now nLite to your little hearts desire...

Remember this may take some more work!

Edited January 30, 2009 by Kelsenellenelvian

[mrwolf]

Thanks, I'll give it a try.