Slipstream install sp2

To do this, click Start and type c ompcln. Right-click the compcln item under Programs and click Run as Administrator to grant administrative rights.

Enter [y] to start. There are two options for performing the SysPrep. Choose and follow the instructions for one method. You will need to perform a registry export and import. Please read " Export and Import the MountedDevices Registry Key " for detailed instructions and more information about why you need to do this.

Because Windows Vista should be the default item in the Windows Boot Manager you need to stay at your computer when restarting. Be sure that you select the Working OS before the countdown runs out and the default system, Windows Vista, is started. Once the Working OS starts, create the folders listed below. Refer to Table B for the minimum disk space requirements. If you are as rusty in DOS as I am, then I recommend that you use the copy-and-paste method outlined below.

Trust me on this one, this method is quicker and easier than trying to type the full command at the command prompt. Paste the text into Notepad. The text should be changed to match the version of Vista for which you have a license, the drive letters and paths specific to your system, and the name describing the version of Vista being imaged.

Don't overlook the drive letter H: in the middle of the command. You will have to change it to match the letter of the capture source logical drive. After you have modified the command, select it and copy it to the clipboard. Select the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt window and paste the text into the command line by right-clicking the mouse and selecting Paste.

Enter the command by pressing [Return]. Allow ImageX to finish. ImageX will overwrite the existing install. The trick is that you need to create a bootable ISO file. Related Articles. How to rename a SQL Server database. How to determine SQL Server database transaction log usage. Understanding how SQL Server stores data in data files.

Copy a SQL Server database with just the objects and no data. How to stop and start SQL Server services. Popular Articles. To make use of this slipstreamed installation media, we need to let SQL Server know that there are updates to apply, which means SQL Server must be installed from the command line. It will still open up the installer GUI with the appropriate prompts, but the updates will be applied at install time.

Either way, the command line must be used to install SQL Server if we want to include those patches. Do you have a different method for making SQL Server slipstream installs, or have a question about these example steps? Feel free to leave your comments below. Thanks to Boris Hristov for his post on creating slipstream media for SQL Server and , which I discovered halfway through writing this one.

Any similarities are coincidental. NLite does everything but burn your CD! David M says:. December 23, at pm. What a time saver. Will says:. December 22, at am. I tried in the past to slipstream, but my newly slipstreamed disc did not work. But thanks for the post! Robert Ward says:. I then tried to install it on a computer as a test. It was unsuccessful because the Windows XP serial number on the original disk which still installs and works fine was not recognized during the installation of the slipstream disk.