

Now save the ISO image to C:\WinXP\ISO.In the top left window pane for UltraISO, rename the ISO image by selecting the ISO name to select Rename.Click Add to add all the contents in the bottom right window pane of UltraISO. To do this, simply right-click in the bottom right window pane and select Select All. In the bottom right window pane for UltraISO, select all of the contents.In the bottom left window pane for UltraISO, select C:\WinXP\CD.Select the extracted boot file named BootFile located in C:\WinXP\BOOT. On the File menu for UltraISO, select File > New > Bootable CD/DVD Image.A message box should appear stating " Boot image file extracted successfully!". Click …, name the file BootFile, and save it to C:\WinXP\BOOTfolder. On the Menu Bar, select Bootable then Extract Boot File from CD/DVD…. Open UltraISO and insert your Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD into your CD Drive.Slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package to C:\WinXP\CD by using the following command:Ĭ:\WinXp\SP3\WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ENU.exe /integrate:C:\WinXP\CD.If you are going to use BitsAdmin.exe to download Windows XP Service Pack 3 then use the instructions further down this blog post. You may want to use BitsAdmin.exe to download the install file without worries of being disconnected during the download.

The Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Package is quite large to download. If you need help for Security updates or any other updates that is issued by Microsoft then please visit the Windows Update newsgroup at using your newsreader news:///.

Microsoft has set up newsgroups for self-support.

There will be no charge for support on Security Updates. If you experience any problems with Microsoft Security updates then please call Microsoft support for help. Visit Microsoft Update to check your PC for Critical and Important updates. Your computer will still need updates to be fully patched. All Windows XP system files will updated to the Service Pack 3 level. One of the benefits of slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a bootable Windows XP CD is being able to reinstall Windows XP without the need to download and install SP3 from Windows Update afterwards. If you would like to integrate your Windows XP RTM CD or Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD with Windows XP Service Pack 2 then refer to " Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD" for instructions. Windows XP RTM CD is not officially supported by Microsoft when integrating with Windows XP Service Pack 3. In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 with a Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD.
