HOW TO: create a bootable XP SP3 CD

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James Bannan05 June 2007, 6:33 PM

With XP SP 3 now released, here's how to slipstream the service pack into your existing install CD. The big benefit? Serial number-free reinstalls of XP.

Page 2 - Preparing the Data

You need to create a folder structure to hold all the necessary files on your PC locally before you burn them to CD.

I used a secondary hard drive (D:) and created two subfolders: XPSP2CD and XPSP3 (my XP CD already has SP2 slipstreamed), so I’ll use those names throughout the tutorial.

Copy the entire contents of the XP CD to D:\XPSP2CD, but first make sure that hidden files and folders are visible and that protection of system files is turned off via Windows Explorer.

To check this, go to Tools/Folder Options/View, check the radio button for “Show hidden files and folders” and make sure the checkbox next to “Hide protected operating system files” is unchecked.

Next, copy the SP3 standalone file (windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe) to D:\XPSP3. To extract the contents of the file you can use a file archiver like WinRar, but more simply just go Start/Run and type in:

D:\XPSP3\windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe –x

Extract the service packExtract the service pack

This launches an extraction dialogue box. Extract the files to D:\XPSP3, and once that’s done you can delete the original SP3 file as it won’t be needed any more.

Place the extracted SP3 filesPlace the extracted SP3 files

Continue to page 3: Extract the Boot Image
Page 1 Intro
Page 2 Preparing the Data
Page 3 Extract the Boot Image
Page 4 Slipstream the Service Pack
Page 5 Create a bootable CD

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Anonymuos:

Can you guys please try this with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (Tablet with SP2) and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005?

29 February 2008, 8:32 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

mony (New user):

I am pretty sure I read a posting in the Microsoft site that said slipsteaming SP3 into Media Center was not supported. Again, I think I recall reading something about Media Center is specific to each vendor.

10 June 2008, 8:12 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

r0cks0ul:

You do not need to extract the boot files anymore just download this......

http://www.tacktech.com/pub/microsoft/bootfiles/xp/bootfiles.zip


this is also a guide on how to create a bootable XP

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous-:

talk about riviving a dead topic!.
its called useing nlite. easy, fast and all in one(adding SP, intergrating and burning)

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Frank O:

Well I thought it was informative and cool. I learned a few things too. You can plug your little program without being such a killjoy you sour-puss.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

bond (New user):

tnx for a great information

13 April 2008, 7:49 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Newtechieguy (New user):

If you create a slipstreamed version of SP3 RTM (5512) on a Vista machine you will receive an invalid key response for your OEM and VLK keys. Microsoft is aware of this too http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3261225&SiteID=17

02 May 2008, 5:49 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

danprtr (New user):

Extract contents command above- D:\XPSP3\windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe –x
did not work as described for me with XPpro. This modification worked- D:\XPSP3\windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe –x:d:\xpsp3

14 May 2008, 1:10 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

marcus (New user):

Nice article James. I had never done this before, and your instructions were clear.
Instead of using Bart’s Boot Image Extractor (BBIE) and Nero Burning ROM, I used a program called ImgBurn which, in addition to being free (as in beer), performs the functions of BBIE and Nero.
Thanks again for a great article.

31 May 2008, 4:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

VidEd (New user):

Created CD OK, and works OK when starting from within XP, but cannot boot from the CD created.
I did the CD burn using Ulead BurnNow 4.5, selecting the Bootable option, but it asked for a different extension for the boot extraction image1.bin. It created the CD, but not bootable :-(

09 June 2008, 1:48 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

VidEd (New user):

Created CD OK, and works OK when starting from within XP, but cannot boot from the CD created.
I did the CD burn using Ulead BurnNow 4.5, selecting the Bootable option, but it asked for a different extension for the boot extraction image1.bin. It created the CD, but not bootable :-(

09 June 2008, 1:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Kris J (New user):

Thanks for this article! My coworker just recently had to do exactly this and he couldn't find any info on it! I appreciate it!

Jeff McCord
http://www.pcauthorities.com


20 June 2008, 1:12 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

BillinDetroit (New user):

Dooood! After I d/l'd & installed MSIE 7 (no errors) it instructed me to reboot. MSFT reboots everytime ya blink, so I thought nothing of it. Well, two days later, it still can't reboot. I can't find my "Blaster CD" from Toshiba and, except for the now-corrupt installation on the HD, that's all the media I EVER had for XP.

Linux told me to run chkdsk /f. So ... how to do that?

Tada ... your cookbook looks like it should do the job. I have a friend with XP on a desktop. I should be able to get enough code running to fix the filesystem. This is the second time a MSFT product screwed things up (first ActiveSync, now this). I think MSFT just made the compelling argument for Linux. I'll figure out something for the balance of the life of my PDA ... my next one will simply have to be supported by Linux utilities or it won't get bought. I'm tired of this (gooey substance).

26 June 2008, 10:40 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Raul (New user):

Excellent! I saw something like that, but not so good exposed.
Easy and functional
Thanks.
Raul Pedro


01 July 2008, 10:52 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Spin (New user):

Does the slipstream process described also apply to integrating Vista with Vista SP1 or does this require a different approach?

03 July 2008, 2:37 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Spin (New user):

Does this slipstream process only work for XP or could i follow the same steps and slipstream Vista SP1 into Vista?

03 July 2008, 2:37 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

g8m (New user):

Tnx. Instruction were to the point. I have an issue with space. The Xpsp2cd folder is now 980 MB and will not fit on a cd. Anybod encouter this problem.

19 July 2008, 2:03 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

g8m (New user):

I am having a space issue. The Integrated XPSP2CD folder now has 981 MB and does not fit on 1 cd. The I386 has 550 MB, and there is a USWXP32P_ZX has 349 MB. Any one know what that is. Can I exclude it.

19 July 2008, 2:17 AM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

neerajwaldon (New user):

how can i get window xp seven edition in one cd onlyand also bootable
plz help
neerajwaldon_2007@yahoo.co.in

23 August 2008, 10:15 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Smile2DotS (New user):

im in desperate need of a boot cd because my other computer is messed up and i get a bsod every time it loads up, in normal/safe mode, and i cant seem to get these instructions to work, is there anywhere i can download the .iso file to burn to a cd? if not can someone send me the .iso file?

01 November 2008, 7:45 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

The Big Baboo (Advanced Forumologist):

:( I can't remember how many times I've tried to do this but I keep stuffing something up every time :( I reckon I must be a complete airhead.

22 November 2008, 10:31 AM (12 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

The Big Baboo (Advanced Forumologist):

:( I can't remember how many times I've tried to do this but I keep stuffing something up every time :( I reckon I must be a complete airhead.

22 November 2008, 10:33 AM (12 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Reza Zamani (New user):

great job!
tank you for your information.

01 March 2009, 8:08 PM (8 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Belvy (New user):

Hi I tried to slipstream XPSP1 with SP3, but failed. It was only when I removed a file from the svpack.inf from XPSP1's i386 folder and put it in the SP3's i386 folder that it finally completed the slipstream successfully. Am I doing the right thing?

Thanks

Peter

29 March 2009, 3:09 PM (7 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Belvy (New user):

Hi
I tried to slipstream sp3 on to xpsp1 based on the given instructions failed. The error message was that here was already an service pack on xpsp1. However, when I removed the file "svcpack.inf" from xpsp1's i386 subfolder and planted it to the i386 subfolder of extracted sp3 package, slipstreaming was successfully completed. I wonder if I did the right thing.

Thanks

Belvy

29 March 2009, 3:25 PM (7 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Bedoodah (New user):

While I have a valid product key, the install won't accept it. Did I miss something?


19 May 2009, 12:06 AM (6 months ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

djwoody (New user):

D:\XPSP3\windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe –x
Running this command does NOT bring up the extraction dialogue box.I can't locate the extracted files.

What to do?



31 October 2009, 12:39 PM (3 weeks ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Softslas (New user):

@Djwoody
Try to write the command without .exe
i.e
D:\XPSP3\Windowsxp-kb936929-SP3-x86-ENU –x
But WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU is a .exe file so it does not require to be extracted.
You can also see the simple and easy way to create a XP SP3 installation CD.visit http://www.softslas.com/xp-sp3-bootable-image-bcd/412/

01 November 2009, 12:02 AM (3 weeks ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

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