Windows XP installation error, help pelase.

[hellbringer616]

I just made a Windows XP pro CD and removed a lot of things to make it easy on resources. But now it thinks it's an upgrade version..

Any ideas on what i might have done wrong?

LAST_SESSION.INI

Edited February 26, 2009 by hellbringer616

[g-force]

Any ideas on what i might have done wrong?

Yes. You didn`t attach your "Last Session.ini", that`s wrong.

Why do you think it`s an Upgrade-Version?

[hellbringer616]

I was just about to upload that because i thought of that haha...

But it's not that i think, In virtual box it tells me it's an upgrade an no version of Windows was detected so it can not upgrade. i'll attach a screenshot as well as my last session.ini

LAST_SESSION.INI

[g-force]

Yes, looks like Upgrade-CD.

Maybe you can change that in your XPCD, have a look at THIS.

Because of i´m from Germany (Admin @ German-nLite) it`s a link to our German-nLite-Forum.

If you got problems with understanding, i`ll help you with translation.

Edited February 26, 2009 by g-force

[hellbringer616]

Ehh.. I don't speak german.. I mean i know a few words, but thats it tried using google translate. But it confuses my american brain haha..

But from what i saw student versions are upgrades only Which is strange because i have a student version, But it installed normally Although XP was on that machine before, Could that be why?

EDIT: on it it said something about setup.ini folder and it's contents. need to look like this (or close)

[Pid]

ExtraData=6E6C71797669696A68758FBC7AB7CF Extra Data = 6E6C71797669696A68758FBC7AB7CF

Pid= 55276 011 Pid = 55276 011

Mine look like this

[Pid]

ExtraData=70656C7063627770737A9EA8ADEC29

Pid=76488000

I'll try changing the number at the end to 007 (retail) maybe it'll work, Else i need to go back to my XP SP2 CD and remake a SP3 slipstream haha..

EDIT: Failed =/ I'll try my SP2 slipstreamed with SP3 and see if it's just that version

Edited February 26, 2009 by hellbringer616

[g-force]

Wobei die rot/blau Zahlen stimmen müssen - dann ersetze die roten Zahlen mal versuchsweise mit einer der folgenden - kannst ja alle der Reiher nach probieren :

55274 - XP Professional OEM

55285 - XP Professional

55661 - XP Professional Retail

Die 011 hinten dran müssen bleiben - sonst wird der Upgrade Key nicht mehr akzeptiert.

Ist es überhaupt eine Professional die du da hast ... oder gar eine Home?

Dann stimmen diese Zahlen nicht.

The red/blue numbers got to be correct - you can change them for testing.

55274 - XP Professional OEM

55285 - XP Professional

55661 - XP Professional Retail

The last 3 digits got to be 011 (later in the original thread someboby mentioned that it can be 000 too.

I never done that by myself, so just give it a try. Make a backup of the original file "setupp.ini" please.

[hellbringer616]

Should i try changing all the numbers then? Or just use my Sp2 and slipstream SP3 into it and work from there?

tried but it failed. Weird.

Edited February 26, 2009 by hellbringer616

[g-force]

I really don`t know exactly - i never tried it.

I would slipstream SP3 and try on that source.

[hellbringer616]

I really don`t know exactly - i never tried it.

I would slipstream SP3 and try on that source.

Working on it as i type this, I'll let you know if it works or not, If it doesn't work for this, Then i know it's some modifications i did.

Well it worked like a charm. Guess my XP SP3 disc is an upgrade

But at least i have another working serial.

Thanks for all your help, I would have never figured this out.

EDIT:

Uhh another problem, it's saying a file is corrupt.. it's just saying

the file " .sif" is corrupted or missing. Valute 0 on the line in setion [sourceDisksFiles] with key "SP3.cab." setup cannot continue

Edited February 26, 2009 by hellbringer616