This is my first post here, so hi everyone.

I need to get XP Pro onto a spare laptop since I broke my other laptop's screen. the laptops have SATA drives, so I need to slipstream that in. I'd also like to slipstream in SP3 and drivers for both of these Compaq laptops.

I've been trying this for about 2 days using NLite 1.4.9.1. NLite seems to successfully slipstream everything and burn a CD. I reboot with the CD and it asks me to insert the Service Pack 3 disk in Drive A. I tried that but it wouldn't fit

Below is a history of what got me here, but here's the short version:

NLite is making XP coasters that have directories and files in the directories, but no files in the root of the CD at all. So textmode setup ends with "Insert Service Pack 3 CD" in "Drive A".

The source modified by NLite has the appropriate tag files (like WIN51IP.SP3) and other important files, but the CD doesn't. Why?

I don't have a copy of the log file right now, so I'll run it again and make another coaster for science and post.

thanks

Keila

Tag Files

Initially everyone's suggestions on most of the threads I read had to do with the tag files missing.

http://www.msfn.org/board/nlite-winxp-pro-...ck-t118598.html

That error is typical of missing or misplaced "tag" files, as Legoliam pointed out.

Read more about them here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/Edit-txtsetupsif...o-M-t65541.html

http://www.msfn.org/board/XP-SP2-bootable-...in-t111302.html

I checked my tag files, and they were correct in all respects - http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16381

Win51 ident file is required for all windows version.

XP Professional :

Win51ip.sp1 - sp1 ident file

Win51ip.sp2 - sp2 ident file

XP Home :

Win51ic.sp1 - sp1 ident file

Win51ic.sp2 - sp2 ident file

Win51 will be present in the root of XP cd.

Other files will be generated after integrating xp installation with sp.

These are TEXT files you can make with Notepad:

QUOTE

- WIN51

- WIN51IP

- WIN51IP.SP1

Files WIN51 and WIN51IP contain the word "Windows" without the quotes, third file goes empty. You will probably have to set your Windows Explorer to show known file-extensions so you can delete/change the .txt-extension

This will prevent the CD asking "put the SPx CD into drive A:" during install.

txtsetup.sif

http://www.msfn.org/board/nlite-winxp-pro-...ck-t118598.html

fdv posts:

Maybe this could be FAQ'd.

The problem is in TXTSETUP under [strings] with the spcdtagfilei variable.

The error message is this, right?

"Please insert the Windows XP Professional Service Pack [x] CD in drive A:"

We need to take the tagfile out of the equation.

Open TXTSETUP.SIF and LAYOUT.INF

In BOTH files, do a search and replace for ,_x, to ,, (we are getting rid of the _x)

In BOTH files, do a search and replace for = 100, to = 1,

Find

[sourceDisksNames.x86]

1 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386

Change it to:

[sourceDisksNames.x86]

1 = %cdname%,\win51ip,,\i386

Save both, close them, and retry.

I tried adding some entry in some file. I can't find it now but it no longer matters . . . . . because while looking for that link I hit this one again

http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t122335.html

mbappe

Aug 22 2008, 10:52 PM

I got one to work. I started from scratch again. I copied the CD to E:\WXPOEM_EN. I edited I386\SETUPP.INI as described before. Then slipstreamed SP3 from E:\WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe. Then added the key and created the iso. This time it did not create "Copy of WIN51IP.SP3". And the CD works!

I did not mention before that I was running nLite in a VMware virtual machine, but I was.

Well, I'm not running VMWare, but it got me to check what was actually on the CD NLite burned rather than just looking at what's in my source directory. This is bizarre. I just checked using both laptops (one of which is limping along with a CRT attached) and the root of the CD seems to be empty except for directories. I can't understand how it even made it as far as it did in the setup.

So now my question is, why are there no files in the root of the CD's this thing is making?

hoooo I lied. I do have one of the lastsession files. But here's the catch. After running it all in one step, I had a hunch that a driver was colliding with the service pack. So I ran it once for the drivers, etc, and then ran it again for the service pack. Or was it the other way around? So this is only part of the picture. (What I'm doing next is starting over using the other laptop, clean source, new installation of NLite.)

[Main]

Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.5755

Target = Windows XP Professional SP2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States)

[Tasks]

Remove Components

Unattended Setup

Integrate Drivers

Hotfixes and Update Packs

Tweaks

Options

[Components]

;# Applications #

Accessibility Options

ClipBook Viewer

Games

Internet Games

Pinball

;# Drivers #

Serial Pen Tablet

Sony Jog Dial

Tape drives

;# Hardware Support #

Iomega Zip drive

;# Keyboards #

Albanian keyboard

Arabic (101) keyboard

Arabic (102) AZERTY keyboard

Arabic (102) keyboard

Armenian Eastern keyboard

Armenian Western keyboard

Azeri Cyrillic keyboard

Azeri Latin keyboard

Belarusian keyboard

Belgian (Comma) keyboard

Belgian (Period) keyboard

Belgian French keyboard

Bengali (Inscript) keyboard

Bengali keyboard

Bosnian keyboard

Bulgarian (Latin) keyboard

Bulgarian keyboard

Canadian French (Legacy) keyboard

Canadian French keyboard

Canadian Multilingual Standard keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0 keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - NeiMa keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - QuanPin keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - ShuangPin keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - US Keyboard keyboard

Chinese (Simplified) - ZhengMa keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Alphanumeric keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Array keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Big5 Code keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - ChangJie keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - DaYi keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - New ChangJie keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - New Phonetic keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Phonetic keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Quick keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - Unicode keyboard

Chinese (Traditional) - US Keyboard keyboard

Croatian keyboard

Czech (QWERTY) keyboard

Czech keyboard

Czech Programmers keyboard

Danish keyboard

Devanagari - INSCRIPT keyboard

Divehi Phonetic keyboard

Divehi Typewriter keyboard

Dutch keyboard

Estonian keyboard

Faeroese keyboard

Farsi keyboard

Finnish keyboard

Finnish with Sami keyboard

French keyboard

FYRO Macedonian keyboard

Gaelic keyboard

Georgian keyboard

German (IBM) keyboard

German keyboard

Greek (220) keyboard

Greek (220) Latin keyboard

Greek (319) keyboard

Greek (319) Latin keyboard

Greek keyboard

Greek Latin keyboard

Greek Polytonic keyboard

Gujarati keyboard

Hebrew keyboard

Hindi Traditional keyboard

Hungarian 101-key keyboard

Hungarian keyboard

Icelandic keyboard

Irish keyboard

Italian (142) keyboard

Italian keyboard

Japanese Input System (MS-IME2002) keyboard

Japanese keyboard

Kannada keyboard

Kazakh keyboard

Korean Input System (IME 2000) keyboard

Korean keyboard

Kyrgyz Cyrillic keyboard

Latin American keyboard

Latvian (QWERTY) keyboard

Latvian keyboard

Lithuanian IBM keyboard

Lithuanian keyboard

Malayalam keyboard

Maltese 47-key keyboard

Maltese 48-key keyboard

Maori keyboard

Marathi keyboard

Mongolian Cyrillic keyboard

Norwegian keyboard

Norwegian with Sami keyboard

Polish (214) keyboard

Polish (Programmers) keyboard

Portuguese (Brazilian ABNT) keyboard

Portuguese (Brazilian ABNT2) keyboard

Portuguese keyboard

Punjabi keyboard

Romanian keyboard

Russian (Typewriter) keyboard

Russian keyboard

Sami Extended Finland-Sweden keyboard

Sami Extended Norway keyboard

Serbian (Cyrillic) keyboard

Serbian (Latin) keyboard

Slovak (QWERTY) keyboard

Slovak keyboard

Slovenian keyboard

Spanish keyboard

Spanish Variation keyboard

Swedish keyboard

Swedish with Sami keyboard

Swiss French keyboard

Swiss German keyboard

Syriac keyboard

Syriac Phonetic keyboard

Tamil keyboard

Tatar keyboard

Telugu keyboard

Thai Kedmanee (non-ShiftLock) keyboard

Thai Kedmanee keyboard

Thai Pattachote (non-ShiftLock) keyboard

Thai Pattachote keyboard

Turkish F keyboard

Turkish Q keyboard

Ukrainian keyboard

United Kingdom Extended keyboard

United Kingdom keyboard

United States-Dvorak for left hand keyboard

United States-Dvorak for right hand keyboard

United States-Dvorak keyboard

United States-International keyboard

Urdu keyboard

US English Table for IBM Arabic 238_L keyboard

Uzbek Cyrillic keyboard

Vietnamese keyboard

;# Languages #

;Arabic

Arabic (Algeria)

Arabic (Bahrain)

Arabic (Egypt)

Arabic (Iraq)

Arabic (Jordan)

Arabic (Kuwait)

Arabic (Lebanon)

Arabic (Libya)

Arabic (Morocco)

Arabic (Oman)

Arabic (Qatar)

Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Arabic (Syria)

Arabic (Tunisia)

Arabic (U.A.E.)

Arabic (Yemen)

Divehi (Maldives)

Syriac (Syria)

Urdu

;Armenian

Armenian

;Baltic

Estonian

Latvian

Lithuanian

;Central Europe

Albanian

Bosnian (Latin, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Croatian

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Czech

Hungarian

Polish

Romanian

Serbian (Latin)

Serbian (Latin, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Slovak

Slovenian

;Cyrillic

Azeri (Cyrillic)

Belarusian

Bulgarian

FYRO Macedonian

Kazakh

Kyrgyz (Kyrgyzstan)

Mongolian (Mongolia)

Russian

Serbian (Cyrillic)

Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Tatar

Ukrainian

Uzbek (Cyrillic)

;Georgian

Georgian

;Greek

Greek

;Hebrew

Hebrew

;Indic

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Gujarati (India)

Hindi

Kannada (India)

Konkani

Malayalam (India)

Marathi

Punjabi (India)

Sanskrit

Tamil

Telugu (India)

;Japanese

Japanese

;Korean

Korean

;Simplified Chinese

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Chinese (Singapore)

;Thai

Farsi

Thai

;Traditional Chinese

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Chinese (Macau S.A.R.)

Chinese (Taiwan)

;Turkic

Azeri (Latin)

Turkish

Uzbek (Latin)

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Vietnamese

;Western Europe and United States

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Basque

Catalan

Danish

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English (Caribbean)

English (Ireland)

English (Jamaica)

English (New Zealand)

English (Philippines)

English (South Africa)

English (Trinidad)

English (United Kingdom)

English (Zimbabwe)

Faeroese

Finnish

French (Belgium)

French (Canada)

French (France)

French (Luxembourg)

French (Monaco)

French (Switzerland)

Galician (Spain)

German (Austria)

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German (Luxembourg)

German (Switzerland)

Icelandic

Indonesian

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Italian (Switzerland)

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Malay (Malaysia)

Maltese

Maori

Northern Sotho

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Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Portuguese (Brazil)

Portuguese (Portugal)

Quechua (Bolivia)

Quechua (Ecuador)

Quechua (Peru)

Sami, Inari (Finland)

Sami, Lule (Norway)

Sami, Lule (Sweden)

Sami, Northern (Finland)

Sami, Northern (Norway)

Sami, Northern (Sweden)

Sami, Skolt (Finland)

Sami, Southern (Norway)

Sami, Southern (Sweden)

Spanish (Argentina)

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Spanish (Chile)

Spanish (Colombia)

Spanish (Costa Rica)

Spanish (Dominican Republic)

Spanish (Ecuador)

Spanish (El Salvador)

Spanish (Guatemala)

Spanish (Honduras)

Spanish (International Sort)

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Spanish (Panama)

Spanish (Paraguay)

Spanish (Peru)

Spanish (Puerto Rico)

Spanish (Traditional Sort)

Spanish (Uruguay)

Spanish (Venezuela)

Swahili

Swedish

Swedish (Finland)

Tswana

Welsh

Xhosa

Zulu

;# Multimedia #

Images and Backgrounds

Luna desktop theme

Music Samples

Tablet PC

Windows Sounds

;# Network #

FrontPage Extensions

Internet Information Services (IIS)

MSN Explorer

Netmeeting

Outlook Express

Windows Messenger

;# Operating System Options #

Document Templates

IExpress Wizard

Input Method Editor

Search Assistant

Service Pack Messages

Tour

;# Services #

Beep Driver

System Restore Service

;# Compatibility #

Compat01

Compat02

Compat03

Compat04

Compat06

Compat07

Compat09

Compat11

Compat14

[KeepFiles]

msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]

clock.avi

yahoo.bmp

swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]

BlackSetupBack

ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

TargetPath = "WINDOWS"

temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

AdvTweaks

[Patches]

TcpIp = 100

[services2]

[Tweaks]

Boot and Shutdown-Logon Page-Welcome screen

Boot and Shutdown-Setup Prefetch-Cache-Applaunch and Boot enabled

Boot and Shutdown-Status Messages-Extended

Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Hide

Desktop-My Computer icon-Show

Desktop-My Documents icon-Show

Desktop-My Network Places icon-Hide

Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show

Explorer-Add (un)register libraries in Context Menu

Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu

Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options

Explorer-Associate additional file types with Notepad

Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details

Explorer-Classic Control Panel

Explorer-Disable Autorun

Explorer-Disable Beep on errors

Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to

Explorer-Display the contents of system folders

Explorer-Launch folder windows in a separate process

Explorer-Preset Places Bar to-Desktop, My Computer, My Network Places, C:, D:

Explorer-Recycle Bin: allow to rename and delete

Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types

Explorer-Show hidden files and folders

Explorer-Show Map Network Drives buttons in Explorer bar

Explorer-Show protected operating system files

Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows

Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar

Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark

Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks

Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search

Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-10 Days

Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com

Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-20 MB

Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time

Internet Explorer-Set popup-blocker to high

My Computer-Add Administrative Tools

My Computer-Add Control Panel

My Computer-Add Control Panel to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Device Manager to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Drive Cleanup to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Event Viewer to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Folder Options

My Computer-Add Fonts Folder

My Computer-Add My Network Places

My Computer-Add Network Connections

My Computer-Add Printers and Faxes

My Computer-Add Recycle Bin

My Computer-Add Registry Editor to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Scheduled Tasks

My Computer-Add Services to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Software to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Taskbar Settings

My Computer-Remove Shared Documents

Network-Disable administrative shares

Network-Disable restoring mapped network drives on logon

Network-Disable Simple File Sharing

Performance-Processor scheduling-Background services

Performance-Run 16-bit Windows applications in a separate process

Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel

Privacy-Clear pagefile at shutdown

Privacy-Remove Alexa

Security-Disable Antivirus notification

Security-Disable Firewall notification

Security-Screensaver Password-Protection-Enabled

Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu

Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a menu

Start Menu-Disable and remove Documents list from the Start Menu

Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs

Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus

Start Menu-My Computer-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Network Places-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Pictures-Don't display this item

Start Menu-Network Connections-Link to Network Connections folder

Start Menu-Number of programs on Start menu-10

Start Menu-Printers and Faxes-Display as a link

Start Menu-Reduce popup delay

Start Menu-Remove Help and Support

Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search

Start Menu-Remove Set Program Access and Defaults

Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut

Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No

Visual Effects-Active window tracking-Disable

Visual Effects-Active window tracking speed-Slow

Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable

Visual Effects-Combo box animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Disable

Visual Effects-Display mouse pointer trails-Disable

Visual Effects-Fade out selection-Disable

Visual Effects-Gradient captions in windows-Disable

Visual Effects-Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable

Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu style-Normal

Visual Effects-Show translucent selection rectangle-Disable

Visual Effects-Show window contents while dragging-Enable

Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable

Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-Clear Type

Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable

Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable

Visual Effects-Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop-Disable

Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement

Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library

Windows Media Player-Disable automatic codec download

Windows Media Player-Disable silent acquisition

Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide

Windows Media Player-Enhanced privacy settings

Windows Media Player-No visualization

Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior

[unattended]

ComputerType = Automatic

HibernationNo

OOBEOff

MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12

RestorePointLife = 30

DesktopTheme = Default||

AutoUpdates = 3

AutoUDay = 5

AutoUHour = 15

ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]

C:\DRIVERS\infinst_autol\All\2008s4el.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\infinst_autol\Vista\2008s4el.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\KB835221\commonfiles\hdaudbus.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\KB835221\update\hdaupdate_win2k.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32323\agr-ich7.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH5RHR

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH5R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH6M

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH6R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH6R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH7M

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH7R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH7DH

C:\DRIVERS\sp32483\hpq0033m.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32486\TPM Driver\ifxtpm.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2000\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2000\SP\ich4id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2003\865.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2003\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\XP\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\XP\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32557\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\ADIHdAud.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\b57amd64.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\NDIS2\oemsetup.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\Windows2000\b57win32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\WindowsXP32\b57win32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2000\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2000\SP\ich4id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2003\865.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2003\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\XP\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\XP\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33050\hpq0033m.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\e1000325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\PRO1000\WIN98SE\e1000w9x.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\PRO1000\WS03XP2K\e1000325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\MMC\Rimmptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\MS\rimsptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\XD\rixdptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\e100a325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\PRO100\WIN98SE\e100b9x.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\PRO100\WS03XP2K\e100a325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33703\EC300_DRV\modbda1.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33889\Graphics\igxp32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33889\HDMI\IntcHdmi.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33914\AGRMDwxp.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp34044\nvqh.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp34204\At8VEN5a.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\Vista32\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\Vista64\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\XP32\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\XP64\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp36684\bcmwl5.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinNT5\x64\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinNT5\x86\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinWDF\x64\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinWDF\x86\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37091\hpbtmous.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37155\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\ADIHdAud.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37718\Graphics\igxp32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37718\HDMI\IntcHdmi.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37755\NETw4k32.INF,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37950\bcmwl5.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38054\NETw4k32.INF,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinNT5\x64\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinNT5\x86\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinWDF\x64\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinWDF\x86\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\WDM_R198\WDM\HDA.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\WDM_R198\WDM_R198\WDM\HDA.inf,0

[Hotfixes]

This Windows XP Pro Corp SP3 install CD with SATA & Compaq/HP drivers was created on (new) taprisot on 2009/10/20 by dosadi using NLite 4.5.9.

created a new dir C:\dosadiXP.133

copied CDKEY.TXT and several directories of DLLs, fonts, themes, and config stuff into dosadiXP.133 , none of which is contained on the source CD or resembles any of the "official" directories. (shoudln't interfere)

started NLite 1.4.9 and selected CD-Rom W: as source. chose C:\dosadiXP.133 as destination, and let it copy source.

did not import presets, and left load "last session" unchecked

selected All tasks to be undertaken

selected Service Pack 3 source file C:\WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe and let it do its thang

recieved Service Pack 3 Setup msg Integrated install has completed successfully.

did not add any Hotfixes, Add-ons, or Update Packs.

inserted a directory of drivers from C:\DRIVERS

10/20/2009 10:28 PM <DIR> 216955

10/20/2009 10:28 PM <DIR> infinst_autol

10/20/2009 10:27 PM <DIR> KB835221

10/20/2009 10:27 PM <DIR> KB888111_Supported_OS_All_Languages

10/20/2009 10:26 PM <DIR> sp29510

10/20/2009 10:26 PM <DIR> sp31928

10/20/2009 10:26 PM <DIR> sp32017

10/20/2009 10:26 PM <DIR> sp32203

10/20/2009 10:26 PM <DIR> sp32299

10/20/2009 10:25 PM <DIR> sp32323

10/20/2009 10:25 PM <DIR> sp32437

10/20/2009 10:25 PM <DIR> sp32478

10/20/2009 10:25 PM <DIR> sp32483

10/20/2009 10:25 PM <DIR> sp32486

10/20/2009 10:23 PM <DIR> sp32492

10/20/2009 10:23 PM <DIR> sp32555

10/20/2009 10:23 PM <DIR> sp32557

10/20/2009 10:22 PM <DIR> sp32632

10/20/2009 10:21 PM <DIR> sp32646

10/20/2009 10:21 PM <DIR> sp32728

10/20/2009 10:21 PM <DIR> sp32781

10/20/2009 10:21 PM <DIR> sp32946

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33050

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33574

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33604

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33623

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33645

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33703

10/20/2009 10:20 PM <DIR> sp33826

10/20/2009 10:19 PM <DIR> sp33889

10/20/2009 10:19 PM <DIR> sp33914

10/20/2009 10:19 PM <DIR> sp34044

10/20/2009 10:18 PM <DIR> sp34204

10/20/2009 10:18 PM <DIR> sp34705

10/20/2009 10:16 PM <DIR> sp34798

10/20/2009 10:16 PM <DIR> sp35309

10/20/2009 10:16 PM <DIR> sp35919

10/20/2009 10:14 PM <DIR> sp36078

10/20/2009 10:14 PM <DIR> sp36684

10/20/2009 10:13 PM <DIR> sp37065

10/20/2009 10:12 PM <DIR> sp37091

10/20/2009 10:12 PM <DIR> sp37155

10/20/2009 10:11 PM <DIR> sp37718

10/20/2009 10:11 PM <DIR> sp37755

10/20/2009 10:11 PM <DIR> sp37950

10/20/2009 10:11 PM <DIR> sp37970

10/20/2009 10:10 PM <DIR> sp38012

10/20/2009 10:10 PM <DIR> sp38054

10/20/2009 10:10 PM <DIR> sp38202

10/20/2009 10:10 PM <DIR> sp38266

10/20/2009 10:09 PM <DIR> sp38455

10/20/2009 10:08 PM <DIR> sp39199

10/20/2009 10:08 PM <DIR> sp41862

10/20/2009 10:08 PM <DIR> WDM_R198

For SP32478 I selected Textmode driver rather than Regular PNP driver.

I selected all of the following:

Intel® 6300ESB SATA RAID controller

Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID controller (Desktop ICH5R)

Intel® 82801FBM SATA AHCI controller (Mobile ICH6M)

Intel® 82801FR SATA AHCI RAID controller (Desktop ICH6R)

Intel® 82801FR SATA RAID controller (Desktop ICH6R)

Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI controller (Mobile ICH7M)

Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)

Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)

Compatibility, selected all except Fast User Switching, IIS, Media Center, Tablet PC, & Server Core.

checked the size in dosadiXP.133, which was 705MB (max 700). I decided to delete 6MB of my extra stuff rather than try to slim down the XP install files.

In Unattended, General tab, I entered my CD key, turned off Hibernate & turned off System Restore Svc

Regional tab, set time zone to Eastern. Kept US language settings.

Set Automatic Updates to Notify before download, and Elevated Non-Admins.

Set IIS to Don't Install That Gaping Security Risk On My PC Puhleeze

General Options, Setup look, Black bkg

Patches, set TCP/IP unfinished simul connects to 100.

Tweaks / Reg hacks

Boot & shutdown

logon welcome screen

Extended status mesg

Desktop

Hide

IE

Net Places

Show

Computer

Documents

Recycle Bin

Explorer

add (un)register libraries

add command prompt

advance search preconfigure

assoc add file types to notepad

windows explorer to details

classic ctrl panel

dis accessibility key shortcuts

dis autorun

dis beep

dis shortcut to prefix

dis search asst

display contents of sys folders

launch folder in seperate proc

places to desktop, computer, network, c, d

recycle rename allow

show extensions

show hidden

show map net drives buttons

show protected files

show statusbar

full path address bar

IE

dis market place bkmk

dis media player 6.4 bkmks

dis outlook express link

dis sound

enable google URL sch

IE history 10 days

homepage google

cache 20 MB

IE 10 connects

My computer

Add Admin Tools

Add Ctl Panel

Add Ctl Panel mnu

Add Drive Cleanup

Add Event viewer

Add Folder Opts

Add Fonts

Add My Net Places

Add Net connect

Add Printers

Add Recycle

Add Regedit

Add Sched Tasks

Add Svcs

Add Softwawre

Add Taskbar

Rm Shared Docs

Network

Dis DNS fail cache

Dis Restor map net drives

Dis Simple file sharing

Performance

proc sched bkg svcs

16-bit in seperate proc

Classic Folders

Privacy

Clear pagefile

Remove Alexa

Security

dis antivirus notification

dis firewall notification

screensaver password enabled

Start Menu

add admin tools

dis doc list

dis highlight

dis personalized

As Menu:

ctl Panel

My computer

As link:

My Docs

My Music

My Network Places

My Pictures

Network Connections

Printers

10 progs on Start

Reduce Popup delay

Rm Help

Rm People from Search

Rm Internet from Search

Rm Set Prog Acc & Defaults

Rm Win Catalog Shortc

Takskbar

Dis Group similar

Dis hide inactive

Dis Lang Bar

Dis Win Tour popup

Un-Lock

Visual Effects

turned off everything except for key shortcut underline, show window contents while dragging & Clear Type

WMP

Accept Privacy Statement

Dis auto-add

Dis auto codec

Dis silent acq

Dis Media guide

Enh Privacy

No vis

Opt fullscreen

no svcs tweaks

Do you want to start the process? yes/ok. It adds a lot of stuff under the heading "Integrating drivers" then does "Finalizing"

final total size is 830.66MB. oh crap.

[Main]

Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.3082.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

Target = Windows XP Professional SP3 - 5.1.2600.5512 - English (United States)

[Tasks]

Service Pack Integration

Remove Components

Unattended Setup

Integrate Drivers

Hotfixes and Update Packs

Tweaks

Create a Bootable ISO

Options

[Components]

;# Compatibility #

Compat01

Compat02

Compat03

Compat04

Compat06

Compat07

Compat09

Compat11

Compat14

[KeepFiles]

msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]

clock.avi

yahoo.bmp

swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]

BlackSetupBack

ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

TargetPath = "WINDOWS"

temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

AdvTweaks

[Patches]

TcpIp = 100

[services2]

[Tweaks]

Boot and Shutdown-Logon Page-Welcome screen

Boot and Shutdown-Status Messages-Extended

Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Hide

Desktop-My Computer icon-Show

Desktop-My Documents icon-Show

Desktop-My Network Places icon-Hide

Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show

Explorer-Add (un)register libraries in Context Menu

Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu

Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options

Explorer-Associate additional file types with Notepad

Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details

Explorer-Classic Control Panel

Explorer-Disable Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Explorer-Disable Autorun

Explorer-Disable Beep on errors

Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to

Explorer-Disable Search Assistant

Explorer-Display the contents of system folders

Explorer-Launch folder windows in a separate process

Explorer-Preset Places Bar to-Desktop, My Computer, My Network Places, C:, D:

Explorer-Recycle Bin: allow to rename and delete

Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types

Explorer-Show hidden files and folders

Explorer-Show Map Network Drives buttons in Explorer bar

Explorer-Show protected operating system files

Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows

Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar

Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark

Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks

Internet Explorer-Disable Outlook Express link creation

Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked

Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search

Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-10 Days

Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com

Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-20 MB

Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time

My Computer-Add Administrative Tools

My Computer-Add Control Panel

My Computer-Add Control Panel to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Device Manager to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Drive Cleanup to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Event Viewer to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Folder Options

My Computer-Add Fonts Folder

My Computer-Add My Network Places

My Computer-Add Network Connections

My Computer-Add Printers and Faxes

My Computer-Add Recycle Bin

My Computer-Add Registry Editor to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Scheduled Tasks

My Computer-Add Services to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Software to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Taskbar Settings

My Computer-Remove Shared Documents

Network-Disable DNS failure cache

Network-Disable restoring mapped network drives on logon

Network-Disable Simple File Sharing

Performance-Processor scheduling-Background services

Performance-Run 16-bit Windows applications in a separate process

Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel

Privacy-Clear pagefile at shutdown

Privacy-Remove Alexa

Security-Disable Antivirus notification

Security-Disable Firewall notification

Security-Screensaver Password-Protection-Enabled

Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu

Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a menu

Start Menu-Disable and remove Documents list from the Start Menu

Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs

Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus

Start Menu-My Computer-Display as a menu

Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Music-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Network Places-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Pictures-Display as a link

Start Menu-Network Connections-Link to Network Connections folder

Start Menu-Number of programs on Start menu-10

Start Menu-Printers and Faxes-Display as a link

Start Menu-Reduce popup delay

Start Menu-Remove Help and Support

Start Menu-Remove Search For People from Search

Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search

Start Menu-Remove Set Program Access and Defaults

Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut

Taskbar-Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons

Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons

Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar

Taskbar-Disable Windows Tour popup

Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No

Visual Effects-Active window tracking-Disable

Visual Effects-Active window tracking speed-Slow

Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable

Visual Effects-Combo box animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Disable

Visual Effects-Display mouse pointer trails-Disable

Visual Effects-Fade out selection-Disable

Visual Effects-Gradient captions in windows-Disable

Visual Effects-Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable

Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu style-Normal

Visual Effects-Show translucent selection rectangle-Disable

Visual Effects-Show window contents while dragging-Enable

Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable

Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-Clear Type

Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable

Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable

Visual Effects-Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop-Disable

Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement

Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library

Windows Media Player-Disable automatic codec download

Windows Media Player-Disable silent acquisition

Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide

Windows Media Player-Enhanced privacy settings

Windows Media Player-No visualization

Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior

[unattended]

ComputerType = Automatic

DisableSRestore

MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12

RestorePointLife = 30

DesktopTheme = Default||

IISInstall = 2

AutoUpdates = 3

AutoUDay = 5

AutoUHour = 15

AUElevate

ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[NetAdapter2]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.2"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]

C:\DRIVERS\infinst_autol\All\2008s4el.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\infinst_autol\Vista\2008s4el.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\KB835221\commonfiles\hdaudbus.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\KB835221\update\hdaupdate_win2k.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32323\agr-ich7.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH5RHR

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH5R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH6M

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH6R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH6R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH7M

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaAHCI_ICH7R

C:\DRIVERS\sp32478\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH7DH

C:\DRIVERS\sp32483\hpq0033m.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32486\TPM Driver\ifxtpm.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2000\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2000\SP\ich4id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2003\865.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\win2003\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\XP\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32555\XP\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32557\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\ADIHdAud.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\b57amd64.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\NDIS2\oemsetup.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\Windows2000\b57win32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32632\WindowsXP32\b57win32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2000\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2000\SP\ich4id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2003\865.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\win2003\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\XP\852.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp32781\XP\SP\ich5id2.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33050\hpq0033m.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\e1000325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\PRO1000\WIN98SE\e1000w9x.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33574\PRO1000\WS03XP2K\e1000325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\MMC\Rimmptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\MS\rimsptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33604\XD\rixdptsk.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\e100a325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\PRO100\WIN98SE\e100b9x.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33645\PRO100\WS03XP2K\e100a325.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33703\EC300_DRV\modbda1.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33889\Graphics\igxp32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33889\HDMI\IntcHdmi.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp33914\AGRMDwxp.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp34044\nvqh.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp34204\At8VEN5a.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\Vista32\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\Vista64\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\XP32\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp35309\Windows\tiinst\XP64\gtipci21.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp36684\bcmwl5.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinNT5\x64\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinNT5\x86\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinWDF\x64\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37065\WinWDF\x86\synhid.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37091\hpbtmous.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37155\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\ADIHdAud.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37718\Graphics\igxp32.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37718\HDMI\IntcHdmi.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37755\NETw4k32.INF,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp37950\bcmwl5.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38054\NETw4k32.INF,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinNT5\x64\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinNT5\x86\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinWDF\x64\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\sp38455\WinWDF\x86\synpd.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\WDM_R198\WDM\HDA.inf,0

C:\DRIVERS\WDM_R198\WDM_R198\WDM\HDA.inf,0

[Hotfixes]

I'm going to have to run NLite again and remove components, and maybe delete some things by hand if I have to. The extra stuff I added at the beginning was 57MB but I'm over by 130 and I don't want to delete my xtra stuff if I can help it.

Hanging it up for the time being, maybe for the night. Any suggestions appreciated.

~Keila

holy crap. please edit your posts so they are not 800 miles long

I agree with ccl0; if they are easier to read, you will get more suggestion and help.

My suggestion is about SATA drivers: try to use only the ones you need; integrate them last in the order of drivers in nLite and do it in textmode. Can't fail!

And a question for you: at the beginning of post #2, I see this: "Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.5755"; how did v.5755 get there?

And a question for you: at the beginning of post #2, I see this: "Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.5755"; how did v.5755 get there?

This is okay, if yor running system is up-to-date.

Holy crap, indeed. 3 long posts, no code-wraps or qouting - unreadable.

And the problem is in sentence 2 of 1000...

I reboot with the CD and it asks me to insert the Service Pack 3 disk in Drive A.

Remove "win51ip.SP1" and/or "win51ip.SP2" in root of XPCD.

Well, if you say so... it's just a number like that has never appeared in any of my files produced by nLite.

This is my last one, from 2 days ago:

[Main]

Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.3603.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

Target = Windows XP Professional SP3 - 5.1.2600.5512 - English (United States)

I'm not used to getting told that I've given too much information when working on a technical problem, but I apologise! I used to do tech support and was always frustrated when people would tell me part of a story and not include log files. I'll try to be more brief.

Not sure about my windows version number v.5755. I never said the versions of Windows I was running were standard. They are not the same as the one I'm trying to install, which is a much cleaner copy (as in not from bittorrent, a good clean copy)

also, to gforce, I would try removing the extra sp1 and sp2 tag files, but those aren't in the root of the CD. The CD burned by NLite has only directories off the root, with files in those directories, but no files in the root of the CD.

I tried again on the other laptop this time, and still the CD burned by NLite has no files in the root of the CD. The files are in the root of my source dir. The CD is unusable.

Should I include the log files? I don't want to make the posts long, but I thought that was for trubleshooting this sort of tihng.

Anyway now I see two real options before me:

1) try burning with NLite after renaming my source dir from dosadiXP.133 to dosadiXP in case using a file extension on a dir is causing this.

2) try using Nero to burn a bootable Windows XP CD using the files NLite configured, but not using NLite to burn it.

3) give up on NLite and hit F6 to load SATA driver during textmode setup using my old XP SP2 cCD.

Any other ideas? So far, NLite fail.

Should I include the two lastsession files from the experiment on this other laptop? I had to run nLite twice since the first time it was 830MB. I cut software out and got it down to 600MB.

Three reasons! Oh, and bright red uniforms! I'll come in again . . . . . .

its not that you are giving too much information, it is HOW you are giving it

there is certain forum etiquette people should use

more specifically, your lastsession files can be attached, not copied/pasted as you have them in this post

Edited October 21, 200916 yr by ccl0

thanks for clarifying . . . . . I didn't realize I could attach the files.

The files attached are from today's first attempt, which was on laptop #2 rather than laptop #1, and produced the same effects. The CD burned has no files in the root of the CD, including the tag files.

Since then I have tried burning on laptop #1 after renaming the source dir to 132 rather than dosadiXP.132 just in case that cauased the problem. Nope.

So now I jumped to assembling the bootable CD and burning with Nero 6.

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297

I'm about to reboot and try the disk. I'll let you know how it goes.

LAST_SESSION.INI

LAST_SESSION__205510.21_00.32.01_.INI

ok, Nero burned a good bootable XP CD with the files in the root of the CD present and correct. Only problem now is that SATA driver appears not to work.

I used the source that NLite slipstreamed, and just used Nero for the creation of the bootable CD itself.

I'm going to check my SATA drivers and re-integrate SATA drivers into this source dir, and try again. It seems my methodology from now on is to just use NLite to slipstream & edit source, and use Nero to assemble & burn the CD.

I re-slipstreamed 3 drivers more carefully using NLite, assembled and burned with Nero, and it appears to be working properly. It autoloaded the SATA drivers during textmode setup and now I'm partitioning the target hard drive.

intel msm-5.7.2.1003-whql-32-64bits

sp32478

sp32781

These are for HP Compaq nc6320 and HP Compaq Presario V6105NR (V6000 series with Intel chipset/CPU)

I had to use Winimage to extract the driver files from their stupid floppy-burning utility. It works!

I can't explain why NLite insists on burning bad CDs with no files in their root. If you experience that problem, use Nero to compile the image and burn.

thanks for clarifying . . . . . I didn't realize I could attach the files.

i was actually hoping you would edit your original posts with the attachments so people didnt have to scroll

oh and i've read that the best method of integrating the drivers is to do it very last before making an .iso

i read a little more of your post, and were you using a clean source? you should always start with a fresh, unmodified source when working

as for drivers i would actually maybe recommend these here http://www.msfn.org/board/integration-inte...rs-t107504.html (Intel ICH7R/M, ICH8R/M, ICH9R/M or ICH10R/D S-ATA AHCI and RAID Controllers)

i've got a v6000 series hp laptop and they worked for me

Edited October 22, 200916 yr by ccl0

From first post:

Below is a history of what got me here, but here's the short version:

NLite is making XP coasters that have directories and files in the directories, but no files in the root of the CD at all. So textmode setup ends with "Insert Service Pack 3 CD" in "Drive A".

I´m sure I didn`t catch that yesterday.

I read over and over again - and I missed it, sorry.

Fine that you figured out the problem.

Edited October 22, 200916 yr by g-force