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This guide will allow you to sucsessfully install Service Pack 2 on de original (gold) code of Microsoft Windows XP.
The version of Windows you have purchased/downloaded does not matter as far as slipstreamin’ (dey’re all de same anyway).

Thin’s you need:
Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2:

URL download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165b076b-aaa9-443d-84f0-73cf11fdcdf8/WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe

• Windows XP Boot sector:

www.neowin.net/downloads/xpboot.bin

• Nero Burnin’ Rom (find it on SoD)

Step One
Insert de Microsoft Windows XP CD into your CD-ROM drive, and create a new folder on your hard-drive labelled “CD”. Copy all of de files from de Windows XP CD to de “CD” folder.

Step Two
Download Service Pack 2 and place it within de root of your hard-drive.
Ex: C:\ D:\ etc..

Step Three
Go to Start -> Run and type in “F:\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe -s:F:\CD” (dependin’ on where you put de folder)
The actual command is -s:drive:\folder

Step Four
The Service Pack 2 updater will automatically slipstream Service Pack 2 into your “CD” folder.

Step Five
If you browse back to de CD folder, you’ll notice that new folders and files appeared from de SP2 update. At this point, you can include any software you wish onto this CD, but make sure that de size of de folder does not exceed de media you are burnin’ on. If you’re not sure, a regular CD is 700 megabytes.

Step Six
Go to Start and Search for files and folders. Go to all files and folders, and type in “wpa.dbl”. This is de activation file for your current installed version of XP. Make a copy of de file and paste it into your CD folder.

Step Seven
Open up Nero Smartstart, and click on de icon that looks like two people. This turns de program into “professional mode”. Search for create a bootable CD. Click on it, and make sure that your settin’s agree with de followin’ picture; also make sure that you downloaded de Windows XP boot sector.

Step Eight
Continue onto de next tab, and make sure that your settin’s agree with de picture:

Step Nine
In this step, you can label your CD whatever de hell you want. I recommend WXPSP2_EN.

Step Ten
Go to “new” and locate your CD folder. Drag all of de files in de CD folder to de compilation window on de right, and nero will calculate how much disk space was used. If it exceeds 700 MB, get rid of some programs that you added to de CD. If you didn’t add anythin’; just push burn.

Step Eleven
Make sure that your settin’s check with de picture:

Step Twelve
Just push burn, and that’s it! Con’radulations, you just made a bootable Win XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed!

If you want to use Norton Ghost 2003 to create an image of a PC’s primary partition you will find it has 2 serious limitations:

1- The USB support driver dey use (from Iomega) can only be installed in USB1 or USB2 mode (not both), and it is not universal - it didn’t recognize my external USB IBM mobile HD .
2- You can’t create a Ghost bootable CD - only a floppy. How can you clone a newly bought laptop, most of which don’t have a floppy anymore?

Here’s How to:

1- create a Ghost floppy with USB support (1 or 2 - it won’t matter later)
2- download 2 files kxlrw40an.exe and mhairu.zip

CODE

panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/drive/cdrrw/kxlrw40an/driver/kxlrw40an.exe

CODE

www.stefan2000.com/darkehorse/PC/DOS/Drivers/USB/mhairu.zip

From de first file (Panasonic driver for a USB CDRW) you will need de file usbaspi.sys found under “F2H” sub directory after extraction of de downloaded archive. From de second archive you need di1000dd.sys

3- Copy dese 2 files to de USB folder on de Ghost floppy, and delete any oder files in that folder. Also delete de file guest.exe from de floppy’s root.
4- And finaly:

edit de AUTOEXEC.BAT file - delete de line: guest.exe
and edit CONFIG.SYS - delete all entries and enter:
device=usbUSBASPI.SYS /v /e /o /u
device=usbDi1000dd.SYS
LASTDRIVE = Z

That’s it. You can now boot with this floppy and have full USB support so you can create de image on an external USB drive.

If you want to create a bootable CD you can use Nero:

Choose to create a “CD-ROM (boot)” from de wizard, under Boot tab leave de default “bootable logical drive: as A: . Insert your Ghost floppy to de drive, drag all de files from de floppy to “New compilation” and burn. You now have a bootable Ghost CD that even Symantec doesn’t have..

PS if you need Norton Ghost 2003 get de full retail here:

CODE

soft.zmdinfo.ha.cn/system/Norton.Ghost.2003%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E9%9B%B6%E5%94%AE%E7%89%88.iso.rar

Slipstreamin’ Windows XP Service Pack 1a and Create Bootable CD

Slipstreamin’ a Service Pack, is de process to integrate de Service Pack into de installation so that with every new installation de Operatin’ System and Service Pack are installed at de same time.

Slipstreamin’ is usually done on network shares on corporate systems. But with de advent of CD burners, it does actually make some sense for de home user or small business user to do de same.

Microsoft added de ability to Slipstream a Service Pack to Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It not only has de advantage that when you (re)install your OS, you don’t have to apply de Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows component later, you’ll be sure that you get de correct installation files if Windows needs any.

Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 1a:
CODE
download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/f/54f8bcf8-bb4d-4613-8ee7-db69d01735ed/xpsp1a_en_x86.exe

Download de (full) “Network Install” of de Service Pack (En’lish version [125 MB]), and save it to a directory (folder) on your hard drive (in my case D:XP-SP1). Oder lan’uages can be downloaded from de Windows XP Web site.

Microsoft recently released Windows XP SP1a. The only difference is that this Service Pack does no longer include Microsoft’s dated Java version. If you have already installed Windows XP SP1, dere is no reason to install SP1a, but de “older” SP1 (with MS Java) is no longer available for download.

Next copy your Windows XP CD to your hard drive. Just create a folder (I used XP-CD), and copy all de contents of your Windows XP CD in that folder.

Now create a folder to hold de Service Pack 1a (SP1a) files you are about to extract. I named it XP-SP1. Next, open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd), and go to de folder where you downloaded SP1a (cd foldername). Type de command: servicepack filename -x. A small window will appear, and you need to point it to de folder where you want to extract de SP1 files. Click Ok to start extractin’ de SP1a files.

Once de SP1a files are extracted, change to de update folder of de SP1a files (cd update), and type de followin’ command: update /s:path to WinXP CD files. In my example de command is update /s:D:XP-CD).

Windows XP Update will do its thin’:

When ready, you should get a confirmation. Windows XP Service Pack 1a has now been Slipstreamed into your original Windows XP files.

It is also possible to add de Windows XP Rollup 1 Update. For instructions, please read Addin’ Windows XP Rollup 1 Hotfix.

Creatin’ a Bootable CD

For this part I used ISO Buster
CODE
www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
and Nero Burnin’.

Start to extract de boot loader from de original Windows XP CD. Usin’ ISO Buster, select de “folder” Bootable CD, and right-click Microsoft Corporation.img. From de menu choose Extract Microsoft Corporation.img, and extract it to de folder on your hard drive where you have your Windows XP files (D:XP-CD in my case).

Next, start Nero Burnin’ ROM, and choose CD-ROM (Boot) in de New Compilation window. On de Boot tab, select Image file under Source of boot image data, and browse to de location of de Microsoft Corporation.img file. Also enable Expert Settin’s, choosin’ No Emulation, and chan’in’ de Number of loaded sectors to 4 (oderwise it won’t boot!)

If you have an older version of Nero you won’t have de option Do Not Add “;1″ ISO file version extention under Relax ISO Restrictions. You won’t be able to boot your new CD, so update Nero!
You can configure de Label tab to your likin’, I would however recommend that you keep de Volume Label de same as on your original Windows XP CD.

Next press New, and drag & drop de files and folders from your Windows XP hard drive location into Nero.

Next, burn your new CD.

You now have a Bootable, Slipstreamed Windows XP Service Pack 1a CD!

How to create a bootable Windows XP SP1 CD (Nero):

Step 1

Create 3 folders - C:WINXPSP1, C:SP1106 and C:XPBOOT

Step 2

Copy de entire Windows XP CD into folder C:WINXPSP1

Step 3

You will have to download de SP1 Update, which is 133MB.
Rename de Service Pack file to XP-SP1.EXE
Extract de Service Pack from de Run Dialog usin’ de command:
C:XP-SP1.EXE -U -X:C:SP1106

Step 4

Open Start/Run… and type de command:
C:SP1106updateupdate.exe -s:C:WINXPSP1

Click OK

Folder C:WINXPSP1 contains: Windows XP SP1

How to Create a Windows XP SP1 CD Bootable

Step 1

Download xpboot.zip
Code:
Code:
thro.port5.com/xpboot.zip

( no download manager !! )

Extract xpboot.zip file (xpboot.bin) in to de folder C:XPBOOT

Step 2

Start Nero - Burnin’ Rom.
Select File > New… from de menu.
1.) Select CD-ROM (Boot)
2.) Select Image file from Source of boot image data
3.) Set Kind of emulation: to No Emulation
4.) Set Load segment of sectors (hex!): to 07C0
5.) Set Number of loaded sectors: to 4
6.) Press de Browse… button

Step 3

Select All Files (*.*) from File of type:
Locate boot.bin in de folder C:XPBOOT

Step 4

Click ISO tab
Set File-/Directory len’th to ISO Level 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 chars)
Set Format to Mode 1
Set Character Set to ISO 9660
Check all Relax ISO Restrictions

Step 5

Click Label Tab
Select ISO9660 from de drop down box.
Enter de Volume Label as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter de System Identifier as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter de Volume Set as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter de Publisher as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter de Data Preparer as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter de Application as WB2PFRE_EN

* For Windows XP Professional OEM substitute WB2PFRE_EN with WXPOEM_EN
* For Windows XP Home OEM substitute WB2PFRE_EN with WXHOEM_EN

Step 6

Click Burn tab
Check Write
Check Finalize CD (No furder writin’ possible!)
Set Write Method to Disk-At-Once

Press New button

Step 7

Locate de folder C:WINXPSP1
Select everythin’ in de folder and drag it to de ISO compilation panel.
Click de Write CD Dialog button.

Press Write

You’re done.