Slipstreaming a 64bit windows version

[Butcher]

Hello:
I think I know the answer to this, but I need confirmation.

I am building a new system. I bought a vista version 64 bit. I want to slipstream the sp1 before I load the new vista system

Further, I want to slipstream this 64bit disk using my windows xp home, which is 32bit.

Can this be done on my windows xp 32bit os?

Thanks in advance for your sage analysis.

B.

[FightingChance]

Slipstream Windows Vista with SP1 & Create a Bootable Vista SP1 DVD

It does not say if you can do this from WinXP though.

[zman88]

You can not upgrade a 32 bit OS to 64 bit , so I assume you can't slipstream 64 into 32. However, when you do the vista 64 and sp1 slipstream you might also want to slip-in the intel drivers so you don't have to use the f6 method.

[FightingChance]

No, what I think he means is that he wants to know if he can perform the slipstreaming operation from his WinXP 32bit installation, rather than having to install Vista 64, then slipstream, then install the new slipstreamed copy.

Also, with Vista I believe there is no longer the need to integrate the Intel RAID drivers, as Vista recognizes AHCI natively.

[Butcher]

Thank you to each of you that replied; however, Fighting Chance was able to unscrample what I was really trying to ask.

I am not upgrading my win xp 32 bit system. I am building another system that will run vista 64 bit.

Now I believe it would be best to instal a vista system that already has sp1 on it, the intall disk. Problem is the vista disk I bought from NewEgg is the basic vista minus the sp1. I downloaded the sp1 on to my win xp os. Now, is it possible to use that great program mentioned above to slipstream vista sp1 into the vista instal program I recentlly purchased from NewEgg, and can that slipstream operation itself be accomplished on my win xp installed machine and "using" that operating system? The result would be to have a vista instal disk that contains sp1 slipstreamed into so I can take that dvd that I made on my windows XP os, 32 bit and use it to install the vista op system on a completely different and new build that is not any part of the windows xp operating system by which the vista instal disk was splipstreamed into.

After I wrote the above, it may appear to be even less understandable that what I wrote above, but Fighting Chance know what I mean.
So, can it be done? I tried it but the program says it can't be done on a 32 bit machine. Should and can I believe that? Must I find a 64bit machine to make a sp1 installed installation disk? I hope I can do it on my windows xp machine. Somebody please tell me, Fighting Chance?????

[zman88]

Yes you can make a slipstreamed vista 64 bit dvd in your current OS, you just need the SP1 file you downloaded and the vista 64 bit dvd. It doesn't matter what OS you make the dvd with. Just follow the directions in the above posted link to do so.

[Butcher]

Thank you Zman88. I give it another try.

[Butcher]

Well I downloaded the vlite program and got it all together, made the effort but it didn't work for me. Please take a look at the two screenshots I attached that show the last two messages I got.

I request your comments on this.

Thanks,

B.

[3 of 7]

Interesting, looks like your going to have a few extra steps before your done...
Chin up though, Vista installs pretty quick....

[zman88]

You are only copying the files from the vista dvd not anything from xp right? And the SP1 you have is the official stand alone one from the MS download sight right? It also looks like you want to make sure you are using vlite v1.1.6 .

[Butcher]

Zman88: Answer is yes to all three. Apparently, and I am not certain, in order for the integration of sp1 to take place within the files of the original vista, which is 64 bit, the host (in my case windows xp 32bit) is not able to allow the 64bit operation (slipstreaming) to take place.

I didn't imagine that would be the case, and I hoped that it wouldn't when I first got the message from the vlite program.

So, I can't make a slipstreamed disk until I load vista. Now, I am thinking about other ways.
I wonder if I could instal vista 64 bit on my current machine on a separate partition, make the slipstream sp1 disk before registering it with ms, and thereafter use the slipstreamed vista to instal it on my new machine?

I think that should work. My current system is 64 bit capable, ie cpu/mb, etc., would that work? And, the other concern is once vista is installed on my second partition will have have a problem regarding registering it? That is, must I register it right away before I am able to do the slipstream; otherwise, I would go through the problem of installing it on the new build and ms would think it was a bootleg copy, ie second install?

Thanks everyone for helping me think this through.

B.

[zman88]

Well just for the heck of it I'm going to try to make one on my xp box later. Not sure when I'll get to it, but I'll let you know.


Just went to download vlite and there is a newer version vlite RC . I am going to try with that one.