Re: Slipstreaming XP

pmj wrote:
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>> "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> "ned" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> ned takes a peek.
>>>> And stumbles at step 1.
>>>> "Copy the contents of your WinXP CD-Rom ..........."
>>>>
>>>> Is there a workaround for the increasing number of folk who
>>>> possess not a WinXP CD-ROM?
>>>
>>> Yes.

<snip>

>>>
>>> Or you can use the Contents of the i386 Folder (or equivalent)
>>> that you have, instead.
>>
>> Really? Well, that's news (to me).
>
> Oh?
> We discussed all this a while ago, didn't we?

........ Never at no time did I comprehend that the i386 folder was a
fallback for the WinXP install CD. That was the bit that was new.

>
> When yo uhad that prob with doing the SP1 Service Pack thingy
> (or was it the SP2 Service Pack)?
>
> You said that it all went wrong & various suggestions &
> recommendations were made, up to & including doing a Format & Fresh
> Install.
>
> You said that you didn't have a WinXP Install CD with your PC
> & we explained that you could actually use *any* WinXP Install CD
> (so long as it is the right Version - Home/Pro OEM/Retail Etc.)
> They are basically the same (apart from the bits that Identify the
> Version)
>
> All you actually need is the Install *Files* & the Licensing stuff
> is taken care of by the Product Key, which is Matched to your
> Installation.
>
> You can use another CD (or Set of Install Files, from which to make
> a Bootable CD), so long as you use *your* product keyt with them.

............... ROFL! Oh yes, no denying all that was gone into. It
was the little gem about the i386 folder standing in for the WinXP CD,
that was new.
And, incidentally, I eventually got a fix for my prob that didn't need
the HiTech solution.

>
>> So, all the time I thought I was deprived, not having the WinXP CD,
>> the guts of the thing was safely tucked away in \C: .
>
> Yep!!!
> Well ,maybe not C:\
>
> More like C:\Windows\i386\

<pedantic mode>
..................... I think that *is* in C:\ , isn't it? :-))
</pedantic mode>

>
> That's the Default Location, but it can (& does) vary.
>
> I thought that (at that time) you did actually check that you had
the
> i386 Folder (with the Install Files in it)?

Yes, I can vaguely recall checking that I had the i386 folder, whether
I would have recognised an install file is another matter. :-)

<snip>

>
>> Would it then make sense to copy that to CD for safety's sake,
>> in case of melt down?
>
> Yes!
> Definitely!
> :-)

<snip>

>>>
>>> HTH
>>
>> Ta muchly.
>> I may not use it but its nice to know where help is.
>
> Yep!!!
> But really, the point is, (as you say) you may not use it - but I do
> think you need to do it, *before* you find that you need it!
>
> Cos when you actually *need* it, then you won't be able to do it,
> will you?
>
> It needs to be done in advance, while you have a working System.
> & while you can find out *how* to do it!
> :-)

Whoa, there boy! I think we are heading in different directions.
My interest (not intent!) was solely in the 'i386 in lieu of a WinXP
install disc' scenario.
I am in the most fortuitous position of owning a Slipstreaming XP
disc. 'Cost hard bucks from a vel lelyabl source but saved a lot of
hassle. You see, while I am capable of fixtding all that ails the
planet (!), sadly, I have to allocate my resources where they will be
most effective ............ so, preparing slipstreamed XP recovery
CDs doesn't even appear on the prioritised 'To Do' list - currently
topped by 'Fix wheelbarrow'.
:-)

--
ned

http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk
last update 30.09.2005


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