Vista - Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD

It failed when at step 12. I was sure my system is using 32 bit, and the standalone is also 32bit. Does the language affect it?

Hmmm...here's the service pack for Vista - Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330)

As to your install problems, I say purchase a copy of Vista. Using your friends disk isn't going to help you should either one of your need to reinstall Vista again. That of course assumes you can get his copy activated on your machine.

Also, for some reason, some slipstreamed, and even none slipstreamed disks will not offer the "upgrade" option, so you'll have to do a clean install anyway.

Good luck

Shawn,

First of all, let me wish you and the Vista Forums team a happy and successful New Year.

I am trying to create a Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD according to your tutorial.

Step 3

1 - vLite and WAIK programs are installed.
2 - The file wimgapi.dll Has been copied to the main vLite folder.
3 - On the vLite first screen, when I browsed and clicked on the Vista folder on the desktop, I didn't find the LRMCFRE_EN_DVD folder. In fact I had :
> VISTA_32_PREMIUM
> BOOT
> EFI
> SOURCES
> SUPPORT
> UPGRADE
Note : My Vista DVD is an OEM one provided by Dell with the computer.
4 - I tried to click on VISTA_32_PREMIUM, then I got a message which said in summary (translated from french) : "Attempt to load of a program of incorrect format (Exception of HRESULT : 0x8007000B). If you click on continue, the program will attempt to continue".
5 - Is this related to my Vista DVD which is not convenient ?
- Should I click on the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder instead of LRMCFRE_EN_DVD folder and continue, which I didn't dare to do until now ?
- May I rename the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder in LRMCFRE_EN_DVD ?
- Or anything else ?

Thank you for your advice.

Regards.
mminos

Hi Mminos,

Sorry, but this will not work with a OEM recovery installation disc.

It will only work with a retail version.

HI mminos,

Shawn is right, it won't work on a "recovery" disk.

However, some DELL disks are modified Vista install dvd's with a silent install key and 300mb of Dell apps. added in - so they are actually installation discs rather than just a factory image.

If you have one of those, it can be done.

Haven't done it myself, but I know people have vlited these to remove the Dell bloatware.

Post a screenshot of the files on your desktop. Also try double clicking the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder and post a screeshot of what's inside that.

If you do have the right kind of dvd, we'll try and work through it.

SIW2

SIW2

Thank you for your message.

I am sorry but I don't know how to make a screenshot.
What I am able to do is to describe as precisely as possible what the contents are.

1 - Desktop

> Desktop (root)
>>> Michel (my forname)
>>> Public
>>> Computer
>>> Networks
>>> Control panel
>>> Basket
>>> VISTA_32_PREMIUM

2 - When I clik on VISTA_32_PREMIUM, I get :

>>> BOOT
>>> EFI
>>> SOURCES
>>> SUPPORT
>>> UPGRADE
>>> AUTORUN.INF
>>> BOOTMGR
>>> SETUP.EXE

The first five items are folders, the last three files.

Thank you for help.
mminos

Hi,

Step 8 onward in this tutorial show you how to post a .jpeg . To get to the screen in step 8, click the Advanced button at the bottom of this thread page.

How to use the Snipping Tool in Vista

From your description , it seems you might have the right kind of dvd.

You could just tell vlite to go ahead and pick up the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder - with any luck , it will load up.

Don't see how it could do any harm to try.

Do you have a product key on the machine, which you are planning to use when installing ?

Check to see if it is the same as the one already installed.


This direct download of produkey x86 will fined the product key already installed.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/produkey.zip

( Here's a link to Nir Sofer's site in case you are interested in finding out about it and his other free tools. ProduKey - Recover lost product key (CD-Key) of Windows/MS-Office/SQL Server )

Hope it helps

SIW2

SIW2

1 - It seemed that I succeded, I hope, to use the snipping tool. here are the pictures of my desktop and the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder :





I don't if that changes your advice and if I can go ahead in the Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD.

2 - I have just used the produkey program. The product key of the Vista program installed in my computer is not the same as the one on the label on the computer case. Is that a source of potential problems ?

Regards.
mminos

Hi mminos,

The product key on the the label is perfectly valid - you have already paid for it. You can use that one but you might find it won't activate automatically and you will need to ring the manufacturer to activate it. It depends on the manufacturer. My guess is that with Dell , it will activate straight away.

It is not usually possible to use the one on the Hard drive on it's
own - you would need to extract the oem activation code as well and reinsert both after the installation . It is possible to do this , although you need a flash drive to do it.

Either way is OK.

I would rename the VISTA_32_PREMIUM folder as LRMCFRE_EN_DVD and follow the tutorial.

Let us know how it goes.

SIW2

Hi SIW2,

Point 5

I tried to start vLite by browsing on the Vista folder renamed as LRMCFRE_EN_DVD. I clicked on continue in the warning windows. Nothing happened except the status line which reported "cleaning".

I waited 40 mn without any change.

So, I think the process doesn't work with my Vista OEM DVD.

As I am still looking for a solution in case of a major problem preventing me to open Vista on my computer and as I understand that creating a Recovery Disk is not suitable in my case, I thought the following :

I recently bought a Dell laptop computer, similar to mine, to my Granddaughter. It has Vista Premium in it but with SP1. Then she has a Vista OEM DVD including SP1 of course.

I made a copy of this DVD with the Roxio program.

Do you think this copy would be convenient to start a repair in case of necessity ?

Thank you for your help.
mminos