Autostreamer

I used Autostreamer to attempt to slipstream SP3 to a WinXP CD? (my current
CD is WinXPSP2).

The WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe is shown in Autostreamer as "file
unknown" and, therefore, not able to be slipstreamed.

I should have added:
Does anyone know of a solution to this problem?
(Perhaps I need nLite?)

"Webster" <somewhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I used Autostreamer to attempt to slipstream SP3 to a WinXP CD? (my current
>CD is WinXPSP2).
>
> The WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe is shown in Autostreamer as "file
> unknown" and, therefore, not able to be slipstreamed.
>

Do it the old reliable method.
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html

Then there is nlite and hfsplit (spelling?) program too. But the
above is a surefire MS way to do it.

Webster wrote:
> I should have added:
> Does anyone know of a solution to this problem?
> (Perhaps I need nLite?)
>
> "Webster" <somewhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uWNa5UCqIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I used Autostreamer to attempt to slipstream SP3 to a WinXP CD? (my current
>> CD is WinXPSP2).
>>
>> The WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe is shown in Autostreamer as "file
>> unknown" and, therefore, not able to be slipstreamed.
>>
>
>

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Do it the old reliable method.
> http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html
>



yep.
I just slipstreamed SP3 that way and it worked fine

I got the final version a few days early from majorgeeks

It appears to be working for me. Autostreamer recognised the SP3 file no problems.

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http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
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"Webster" <somewhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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|I used Autostreamer to attempt to slipstream SP3 to a WinXP CD? (my current
| CD is WinXPSP2).
|
| The WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe is shown in Autostreamer as "file
| unknown" and, therefore, not able to be slipstreamed.
|
|

Yep, I'm going to put SP3 in the good ole way. Then use nlite to add
my Dell drivers and a few tweaks. Oh, and IE7 and 3 IE7 updates.
I'm skipping WMP11.

Other than that, its a no brainer. Not sure about reloading the whole
dang machine to test the slipstream. Might image the drive then test.
I guess I can't loose too much with that...



philo wrote:
> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:gSYQj.2237$Rk6.86@trnddc07...
>> Do it the old reliable method.
>> http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html
>>
>
>
>
> yep.
> I just slipstreamed SP3 that way and it worked fine
>
> I got the final version a few days early from majorgeeks
>
>

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:W0%Qj.2242$Rk6.831@trnddc07...
> Yep, I'm going to put SP3 in the good ole way. Then use nlite to add
> my Dell drivers and a few tweaks. Oh, and IE7 and 3 IE7 updates.
> I'm skipping WMP11.
>
> Other than that, its a no brainer. Not sure about reloading the whole
> dang machine to test the slipstream. Might image the drive then test.
> I guess I can't loose too much with that...
>



I usually have a bunch of spare drives around from machines I've upgraded...
Nothing like having a good cloned drive at your disposal.
New drives are so cheap now days...It's a very good insurance policy!

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:01:19 -0500, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

> I just slipstreamed SP3 that way and it worked fine
>
> I got the final version a few days early from majorgeeks


Although Majorgeeks is usually a reliable source of downloads, I
personally think it's foolhardy to download a Microsoft service pack
from them. The risk of its not being the same as what Microsoft gives
you is probably small, but it's not zero.

It will officially be available in just a few days. There's no
compelling reason to rush it, and I advise others to wait for the
official release rather than do this.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

This is the Microsoft link:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe


ju.c


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:01:19 -0500, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> I just slipstreamed SP3 that way and it worked fine
>>
>> I got the final version a few days early from majorgeeks
>
>
> Although Majorgeeks is usually a reliable source of downloads, I
> personally think it's foolhardy to download a Microsoft service pack
> from them. The risk of its not being the same as what Microsoft gives
> you is probably small, but it's not zero.
>
> It will officially be available in just a few days. There's no
> compelling reason to rush it, and I advise others to wait for the
> official release rather than do this.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Thanks Big Al and philo for the help.
I am, obviously, a newbie on slipstreaming.
(I just downloaded Autostreamer three days ago and tried it out by
slipstreaming a Win2k CD to SP4 - it worked great.) It enabled me to buy the
Vista Academic Home Premium upgrade for $68.30 delivered.

And thanks to Ken Blake for the warning.
BTW, Ken, I have an Asus T2 Terminator.
I converted the top drive bay to a removable drive rack.

So I use a 40gb hard drive for all my "experiments" , an 80gb hard drive for
my WinXP, and another 80gb hard drive for my newly-purchased Vista Home
Premium.

Taurian, I can't figure out why it worked for you and not for me. I've
tried twice to slipstream SP3 using Autostreamer.

I just bought
"TaurArian" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> It appears to be working for me. Autostreamer recognised the SP3 file no
> problems.
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "Webster" <somewhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uWNa5UCqIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> |I used Autostreamer to attempt to slipstream SP3 to a WinXP CD? (my
> current
> | CD is WinXPSP2).
> |
> | The WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe is shown in Autostreamer as "file
> | unknown" and, therefore, not able to be slipstreamed.
> |
> |
>
>