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Slipstreaming a CD basically means
incorporating the current updates into the original CD. Let us assume that you
want to, say, reinstall Windows XP. Currently the procedure would be to first
install Windows XP and then update with Windows XP Service Pack 2. This can be
time consuming because you are, in effect, having to do two installs. By
creating a slipstream CD you are taking your Windows XP CD and 'adding' the
contents of the Service Pack to create a new CD which contains both the original
operating system and all the current updates of the new service pack. Because
the slipstreaming is actually done on your pc's hard drive first the contents of
the Windows XP CD are updated with the current service pack so the actually CD
size is not different to your original CD. The older files are simply removed
and updated with the new ones. After this has been done and ISO file is created
which can be 'burnt' to a new CD and used to install the operating system and
service pack together. It is a lot simpler and quicker this way.
Before you start you do need a few
things:
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Your Windows XP CD (full version)
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A copy of the Service Pack (this
has to be copied to your hard drive)
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A copy of the 'freeware' software
called AutoStreamer (available from
www.autopatcher.com )
Now proceed as follows:
1/ Download a copy of
AutoStreamer and unzip it to a folder
2/ Create a folder for the service
pack to be copied to
3/ Copy the service pack to the
folder you have just created
4/ Launch AutoStreamer by clicking
on the AutoStreamer Icon
5/ The option 'I want to use my
original windows cd' is enabled by default
6/ Click the Next button
7/ The next screen contains the following
options
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Windows CD Drive
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Service Pack File
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Temporary File
8/ Insert your Windows XP CD
into your CD ROM and then click on the Magnifying glass to the
right of the Windows CD Drive option
9/ AutoStreamer will now search
for your Windows XP CD and will insert the location in the Windows CD Drive
dialog box
10/ Next Click on the magnifying
glass to the right of the Service pack File option
11/ You can now need to locate the
folder where you copies the Windows Service Pack files too
12/ Once you have located the service pack
files click on the XPSP2 setup icon
13/ The location of the XPSP2 file
will now be inserted into the Service pack File dialog box
14/ The Temporary File dialog box
should already contain a file location. This is
usually
C:\$AutoStreamer$
15/ Now click the Finish button
16/ Another window will now appear with
the following options
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Desired label
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Target ISO File
17/ In the Desired label dialog box
type in a suitable name, i.e., XP SlipStream
18/ Next either enter the path of the
folder where you want to copy the target ISO file to, i.e., C:\xpstreamed.iso
or, alternatively, click on the magnifying glass on the right
of the dialog box and browse for a suitable folder to copy the ISO file to
19/ Once both these dialog boxes have
been completed correctly two green 'ticks' will appear on the left of the
option boxes
20/ Now click the Finish button
21/ AutoStreamer will now proceed to
create the ISO file
22/ Once the file has been completed
(usually 15 to 20 minutes) click Exit to exit AutoStreamer
23/ Finally burn the resulting file
to CD using either Nero or Roxio CD burning software. If you use the
Windows XP built in cd burner you may have to use an application such as ISO
Buster (www.isobuster.com)
to convert the file before the files can be burnt to cd
24/ The slipstreamed cd is now
ready for use
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