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Hello.

I am on a journey preparing a auto install WinXP. So far i have the xpsp3 iso and i've downloaded all the missing updates from

http://xdot.tk/

What I'm after doing is integrating all the updates into the install media with out using nLite as I may decide later to use this for business use (i've not used any nLite deployments in a corporate environment)

 

This is where I am at so far.

I could integrate the unofficial WinXP SP4

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171171-introducing-unofficial-windows-xp-sp4/

Or use the downloaded updates from xdot.tk with some other piece of software I don't know about at the time of writing this.

Then use the Offline Sysprep to add the unattend settings. (thanks jaclaz)

http://www.911cd.net...hp?showforum=43

Are there any other ways that I've not yet discovered that are ok for corporate use?

Thanks.

 

I've downloaded MDT 2013 Update 1 which looks like it might do the job but it looks like it will take a bit of learning.

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Then use the Offline Sysprep to add the unattend settings. (thanks jaclaz)

http://www.911cd.net...hp?showforum=43

 

Well, what jaclaz desperately tried to tell you (and definitely failed at it :w00t:) here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/174072-capturing-a-windows-xp-reference-image-after-sysprep/

is that installing an XP from .iso/install source or deploying an image of an already installed (and sysprepped) XP are two different ALTERNATIVES that cannot be "mixed together".

 

You use EITHER an install (attended or unattended) OR a deployment solution, they are DIFFERENT procedures.

 

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Hi, i did already get what you was saying. Maybe above I've mentioned two incompatible ways. I'm guessing the offline syspep is the utility which can't be used using the 'install' method?

I'm just looking to slipstream all the updates post SP3 into the ISO. :thumbup and then perform a unattended Install.

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I'm guessing the offline syspep is the utility which can't be used using the 'install' method?

 

Rather than guessing it, you might gather as much from what you have been explicitly told.

 

A sysprep (online or offline) means "system preparation" (with the aim of making a system "deployable" or "universal"), quite obviously it needs a "system", until you have not the system (i.e. you have not installed it you miss a key element).

 

It is IMHO important that you understand (as opposed to attempt guessing) what the differences are between the two approaches, each one has it's own advantages (and drawbacks) depending on the specific needs, and that you experiment with both to find yourself which night be better suited for your environment/needs.

 

If you have to setup a number of identical machines, often a sysprep deploying is faster than unattended install, but if you make less than a high number of machines weekly or monthly, the time needed to setup a fully unattended install will simply not be worth the time, and a plain "attended" install (from an updated source) would be good as well.

 

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Thanks for the information. I will check it out and report back.

In the mean time one more question. Please don't flame me.

 

Regarding nLite use in business. Am I right in thinking that the creator doesn't want to be blamed for anything that goes wrong with the installs. But if someone hypothetically wanted to then it then they could but it would be at their own risk?

So what would be the consequence for someone who misinterpreted the 'free' license and used it?

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That's been discussed before. Not only does it make you liable but it also invalidates your business agreement with MS. Your company could be sued by ms for using stripped versions of Windows. Not only that but if you use nLite in a sensitive or vital area and the Windows OS goes wrong then your going to be liable for lots of money or even injuries. (Yes a hospital IT guy was trying to use nLite in hospital kiosks)

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Thanks for the info.

The reason i would use would use it would be to add/slipstream microsoft's updates post SP3, there would be nothing removed/stripped apart from msn messenger would be disabled. Would that be ok, or would it invalidate the microsoft agreement?

Do you have a link for the kiosk incident. I would be interested to read it.

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I cannot honestly answer that (It probably would still invalidate the agreement because it still modifies key files even when only used for hotfixes {To prevent sfc and syssetup errors}).

 

As for the kiosk thing there's a rather lengthy thread buried in the nLite forum section that was all about that. AFAIK he never got to actually installing and putting the kiosks into use, yet the implications were rather scary. These kiosks were the ones that monitored med use and vitals. It could have been disastrous.

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Thanks again. So I from that I will need to proceed with alternatives.

I was looking at RyanVM Integrator and downloaded the integrator but his site has broken links for the english Localization Files.

 

Edit:

I'm downloading:

Onepiece's Windows XP Post-SP3 All-in-One QFE/LDR En-US Update Pack
OnePiece Windows XP Post-SP3 UpdatePack v1.0.6 FINAL ENU
Update (16 December 2014)

Filename: OnePiece_Windows_XP_Post-SP3_UpdatePack_v1.0.6_FINAL_ENU_66F408BF1F5A50C40F3E1F23B1D94988.7z

which is 237mb.

from

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6438&sid=b58edbc2820d4280c46cf4ec283ba76f

When i used the update program from xdot.tk/

the updates were 330mb.

Have I got the right update?

 

I'm going to test a install tomorrow and see what happens.

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Kelsenellenelvian

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Try this link, it's the latest and in  English already.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/zcc94773ap3nuuz/RVM_Integrator_1.6.1b2.1.7z

 

 

Here's a link to the update packs = http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=25

 

This is the one i'd suggest http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6438

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Hi thanks I used that one. Tested and it and worked ok.

The biggest difference i've noticed is the install time. Using OnePiece_Windows_XP_Post-SP3_UpdatePack_v1.0.6_ the install takes much longer.

 

The part which takes the longest is during the text setup

Preparing instalation. Setup will complete in 23 minutes.

It stays on that part for about 20 minutes. The full install is about 50 minutes.

 

It's all looking good and I've finally got a legitimate WinXP installer which can be used in business! thanks for your help.

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