Vista Tutorial - Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD

Well this is fun <smile> I have now managed to do this slipstream thing 3 times to make sure it has gone correctly.

It is VERY easy to get lost in the myriad of things to do and the reality is, I suspect going to a double layer DVD to burn is the best and easiest way. If you don't, then the following sequence should see you through to a smaller (under 4 Gb ISO file).

Open Vlite and take out any ticks under the Options Page and close it down.

Put the Original Vista copy image on your desktop as per Brinks instructions

Open Vlite and select the Image from the desktop. Wiat a few seconds and both COMPONENTS and APPLY buttons become available.

Click APPLY and select (dot the radio button) for Rebuild One (this makes only your version of Vista available in the Desktop image, in my case Ultimate)

Let it build the desktop image and click FINISH and exit Vlite. Your Desktop image of the original Vista disk has now shrunk from about 3.6 Gb to 2.9 Gb

Open Vlite and put the tick back in the OPTIONS box to LOAD LAST SESSION. Close Vlite and open it again

Start following Brink's tutorial, select the desktop image and at the next (Image at item 8 in Brink's tutorial) take OUT the tick under COMPONENTS and have the two ticks, one in SERVICE PACK SLIPSTREAM and the Other BOOTABLE ISO.

You are now following Brink's Tutorial, BUT after selecting the SP1 file to integrate it, it takes over 20 mins before you get the DO YOU WANT TO RUN THIS FILE, so don't panic.

Hi Kotuku,

Yes, that makes sense.

Use vLite to rebuild the files you copied from the dvd onto your hd - so they now only contain your edition.

Then when you pick them up and slipstream the SP1, the iso will be smaller.

SIW2

Thank you Kotuku,

That post has been linked in step 15A to help others with the same problem.

Shawn

My pleasure to be a small help. Note, I suspect NO-ONE will be below 4 Gb if they follow the tutorial and the point is, they need to do the step 15A, right at the start.

My final ISO size was 3.88 Gb.

Kotuku (note correct spelling!!!) [It is the Maori word for a Grey Heron, it matches my hair colour!]

LOL, I understand that. Kotuku has been corrected in the posts.

Thank you again,
Shawn

Thanks
Great Post

Your welcome Pbelim, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

Hi All

Small problem here - downloaded WAIK from MS and installed as program.

When I start vLite and hit the install button it wants me to download it again.

Am I missing something here?

Hello Pendragon, and welcome to Vista Forums.

See if restarting the computer, then clicking on the Install button helps. If it asks to install WAIK again, then go ahead and click on the Install button again to see if that helps.

No didn't help - also tried uninstalling vLite and reinstalling after installing WAIK, no go - seems vLite can't find WAIK on starting.