File Missing Error After Slipstream

[jlestein]

After I slipstreamed XP Pro with SP2 I get a file missing error when installing. This error occurs right in the beginning after it finishes prepping drivers, before the select partition section.

I have tried putting a file called “releasenotes.html” in almost every folder of the CD and it still gives this error.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Joshua

[rikgale]

Try copying your source again and intergrating SP2 again. I can't think why it would be asking for releasenotes.html. I have completely removed it from my install.

Just a suggestion....

Rik

[jlestein]

I have actually tried from scratch a number of times. still no luck. I have even tried using two differnet WinXP Pro Cd's for source files...

[boooggy]

how do u make it?

[OrcoXP]

Put it in the root of the CD

[jlestein]

So according to Microsoft the file size on the releasenotes.html file that I have is not the correct size. They are willing to send me a replacement CD for $10 but I would rather save the money if possible.

Can someone please post their copy of the releasenotes.html file for me to download.

Thanks,

Joshua

[OrcoXP]

I will when I get home later

[jlestein]

Thank you, that will hopefully fix the problem.

[OrcoXP]

Sorry guy, I don't appear to have it

[Alanoll]

are you using an original XP cd, and not an OEM cd?

[jlestein]

Yeah it is an original CD, Microsoft said there was a close to a million XP Pro cd's that went out with a bad releasenotes.html file. They said that normally the install ignores it because of the bad file size but when you slipstream SP2 it flags the install that the file is missing or corrupt.

Basically I need a good copy of the releasenotes.html file before I slipstream SP2 then it should be fine to delete the file all together.

Well hopefully someone else will have a copy of it they can post...

Thanks,

Joshua

[OrcoXP]

Why don't you find reference to the file and remove the reference to it?

That's pretty much all M$ did...all these guides to trimming the size of your XP source say that you can delete these unnecessary files...

Or find a pirated copy and see if your CD Key will work for it.

or do what I did

I installed Windows 2000 on a IBM which originally came with 2K on it but the CD-Key would not work with my retail copy...so I used a pirated key to get it installed and I found a program that would allow me to change the PID either locally and across a network..._awesome_ little tool...

Too bad my hard drive died and I lost it...