May 12th, 2008
Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file
If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license … but I’m assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!).
Check out the XP SP3 slipstreaming gallery
The advantages of having a CD of XP with SP3 integrated becomes clear when you have to carry out a reinstall - it means far lass time spent downloading and installing updates, which in turn means the system is back online much faster.
UPDATE: If you are slipstreaming under Windows Vista then you should read this update.
Note: I know that this process will be familiar to some of you, so this post is dedicated to those of you new to slipstreaming.
What you need
Here’s what you need to create an XP SP3 slipstreamed .ISO:
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A Windows XP disc
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nLite deployment tool
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XP SP3 download package
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