XP with no SP + SP3 + current prod key = reject

[idgaf]

I am new to nlite ,using latest version.

To aid my learning of nlite ,as docs nliteos site are out of date , I tried to integrate Service Pack 3 with XP Pro.

The XP source has no service pack.

The product key ID that I used is the taken from my current PC.

I created and tested the nlited source on a "mule" computer that I use for testing.

The install stops at the product ID phase ,it rejects the key ?

I did a second install using unmodified XP source and the same key and it worked but when I tried to update to SP3 using an MS CD-ROM ,

the update was rejected saying that at least SP1 had have been applied prior to SP3.

I can find no reference or document to rectify this issue at the nlite site or in the forums.

Any help would be greatly appreciatted.

[idgaf]

I have always "built" unattended CDs manually ,the development of nLite has definitely made it a tool to learn.

Please help.

[johnhc]

idgaf, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. This is my canned response and I think some have become tired of it. Also, please let us know if you are using a recovery CD. Are you sure the key goes with the CD? Enjoy, John.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Are you sure it is a still legal CD-Key?

Remember they blacklist hundreds of pirated keys with each service pack. So SP3 has many hundreds of keys that will not work with it now.

Easy test: install with no SP and try to activate. If it doesn't activate then you key has been blacklisted and will not be accepted during install anymore...

[Buttercup]

I am new to nlite ,using latest version.

To aid my learning of nlite ,as docs nliteos site are out of date , I tried to integrate Service Pack 3 with XP Pro.

The XP source has no service pack.

The product key ID that I used is the taken from my current PC.

I created and tested the nlited source on a "mule" computer that I use for testing.

The install stops at the product ID phase ,it rejects the key ?

I did a second install using unmodified XP source and the same key and it worked but when I tried to update to SP3 using an MS CD-ROM ,

the update was rejected saying that at least SP1 had have been applied prior to SP3.

I can find no reference or document to rectify this issue at the nlite site or in the forums.

Any help would be greatly appreciatted.

I have had this problem before and I always integrate sp1 then sp2 and lastly sp3 with nlite .

The thing about the product key is that sp3 corrupts the PIDGEN.DLL in system 32 so I suggest you overwrite it with the original PIDGEN.DLL and your serial number will work.