mitchsc Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hello. I am new to this forum, and to nLite.I have an XP Home UPGRADE CD, upgraded from Win98. No service packs on XP CD.As all must know, when doing a fresh install, first I must load XP, then SP1a, then SP3 (this procedure doesn't work well with HDD's over 137GB)Two Questions before I get into nLite:1) Can I use nLite to add service packs to an UPGRADE CD?2) Can I add SP1a AND SP3 to my XP using nLite? (if so, does the order matter?)Thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 1) yes. As far as I know, the only difference is that an upgrade will ask you to pop the former version in the cd drive at some point during Windows Setup (if clean install is performed).2) yes, but it is not needed. SP1a is only needed on a running system. You can integrate SP3 directly to an install cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchsc Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 I don't believe you can install SP3 without first installing SP1a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) You CAN integrate SP3 on a vanilla disk!You HAVE to go sp1a THEN sp3 on a running system! Edited April 21, 2011 by Kelsenellenelvian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchsc Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) I'm sorry but I'm not sure I'm following. Are you saying that in the case of XP, you can integrate SP1a, but you cannot integrate SP3, because SP3 must be loaded AFTER Windows is launched?This would actually be a fair compromise, as it would allow me to load my XP CD directly to my >137GB HDD. That's my primary goal in this.Thank You... Edited April 21, 2011 by mitchsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
submix8c Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) You're missing the point - the keyword is running system. If you have upgraded 98 with XP, then you must upgrade to SP1a first or SP3 will be blocked (needs SP1a on a running system).For your purposes, the CD is not a running system it's simply an Install/Upgrade CD. All fixes on the SP3 include all prior fixes. You are slipstreaming the SP3 into the CD's contents (replacing/adding/removing what's in the original) thus, in essence "creating" an XP with SP3 Integrated (as if you bought an XP Pre-Integrated/Slipstreamed SP3 CD).Maybe the terms "slipstream" and "integrate" are confusing you. (?)IOW -1 - Integrate/Slip SP3 into the Original Upgrade per instructions2 - Install (or not...) 983 - Upgrade (if "not" in step 2, provide the 98 CD when requested)4 - Voila! XP with SP3 is now "running" Edited April 21, 2011 by submix8c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchsc Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Thank you. I now understand perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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