Slipstreaming a Service Pack, is the process to integrate the Service Pack into the installation so that with every new installation the Operating System and Service Pack are installed at the same time.
Slipstreaming is usually done on network shares on corporate systems, but it also makes sense for the home user or small business user to do. It not only has the advantage that when you re install your OS, you don't have to apply the Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows component later, you'll be sure that you get the correct installation files if Windows needs any.
Other languages can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download site. This Service Pack cannot be integrated into a destination that also has integrated Software Updates Consult the Service Pack documentation for more details about supported integration scenarios. Click Next once you have selected the appropriate language.
You will then be prompted to "Select where to save the CD installation files for modification. Choose or create an empty folder. Click on OK and you will then be prompted to browse to a folder where the installation files from the CD will be saved. That folder will be updated with the service pack files.
Click on New Folder to create a new folder for storing those files, e. You will need enough free space on the destination drive. The nLite window will then show its progress as it copies files from the installation CD to the destination location. When the contents of the installation CD have been copied to the destination location, nLite will inform you of the version and service pack level for the version of Windows you have copied from the installation CD.
Click on Next to proceed. You will then be given the option to load "presets". Just click on Next at this point. NLite will automatically slipstream the files into the installation. Click Next to go to the add-on screen. Click Insert and browse to the files you downloaded in Step 2. Once the process has completed, you'll be told how big the new installation file is. In our case, it was NLite can write straight to disc, but we think it's better to save the ISO file, so you can use it again and again.
Select where you want to save the file and click Save. It will only take a short time to make the disc, which will be called WinLite. You can now use the same dialog box to burn your installation CD, by selecting Direct Burn and clicking Next. Alternatively, if you'd rather do the job yourself, you can use any bit of disc burning software to burn your ISO to disc.
You can now use this to install an up-to-date version of XP. Note on the current status of Service Pack 3: As of May 2, , Microsoft has released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to PC manufacturers , but due to a last minute bug discovery which has to do with software for businesses not home users , they have delayed the "release to web.
However, the official SP3 file is available for download on Microsoft's servers. Here's the direct link to the English version. No word on when SP3 will appear on Windows Update, but no doubt it will be soon. For more on what you get with the new service pack, here's our complete field guide to SP3.
Maybe you're the type who can't fathom being absent while Windows installs, unable to prune all the unnecessary applications and features, customize the desktop, set up user accounts and install needed drivers. Well, you and I have a lot in common, but we can both enjoy what nLite , a free slipstreaming utility, can do:. That tool, however, doesn't allow for half as much customization—not yet, anyways.
After you've installed nLite, load your installation CD into your disc drive and make sure you've got your character product key handy. Launch nLite, click to the next screen, "Locating the Windows installation. Select the folder you created, then wait for the copy to finish.
NLite's next screen will ask what you want to customize on your install disc. If you only want to update to SP3, only click the "Service Pack" button.
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