Slipstream Windows 7 SP1 into a Installation DVD or ISO File

anarki2 · 04 Mar 2011

there's no "slipstream service pack" checkbox at all. what do i do now?

Brink · 04 Mar 2011

Hello Anarki,

Did you download the correct RT Seven Lite Beta 2.6.0 build instead of the 1.7.0 build?

The 1.7.0 build does not include the slipstream feature. If you installed the 1.7.0 build, then you can just uninstall it through "Programs and Features" and insteall the beta 2.6.0 build. :)

Hope this helps,
Shawn

anarki2 · 04 Mar 2011

yeah, it was a pebkac, thanks Brink.

Brink · 04 Mar 2011

LOL, anytime mate. :)

anarki2 · 04 Mar 2011

so the thing is, i successfully slipstreamed sp1, then tried the generated iso in a vm, and after install, it says version 6.1.7600 (sp0).

i removed ei.cfg so that i can select which edition to install. it was professional originally, i selected ultimate during slipstream, and i installed it as home basic. yeah, quite messed up

now i'm gonna try to install as professional and ultimate.

edit: ultimate installs as sp1.
professional: sp0

so it only works for the one selected in rt7lite. why is that necessary? eg. selecting edition? it should be edition-independent, coz it's (or it isn't) set by ei.cfg.

Brink · 04 Mar 2011

Anarki,

ei.cfg will not work with this.

If you want an all-in-one Windows 7 SP1 installatation disc, then you will need to create a Windows 7 SP1 slipstream disc, then start over and use it to do step 12H to create the all-in-one version.

anarki2 · 04 Mar 2011

thanks for the hint, but it won't work. i tried to install home premium, it still installs as sp0.

what i did: i integrated sp1, then saved the image, reopened rt7lite, selected professional again, didn't check to integrate sp1 (coz it's already there, it was noted in the main window too), selected integrate in tasks, apply, then rebuild all images, high priority, commit, then built the iso.

Brink · 04 Mar 2011

Anarki,

I'll look into it more tonight to see what may be wrong, but for now it seems that you may need to create separate slipstream SP1 copies per Windows 7 edition that you want one for.

anarki2 · 04 Mar 2011

thanks! i'll also keep you posted if i find something out.

ps: these captchas are really annoying.

Night Hawk · 04 Mar 2011

I made up SP1 isos for both 32bit and 64bit Ultimate and Home Premium machines. You see one iso per session but can write to flash drive or burn to disk all in one session by selecting the next image after each is done.

I see you ran into the same dilemna there. anarki2 Some time back I added the site to the IE favorites for reference and went to the 1.7 until not seeing the checkbox.

Then you go right back and look...

There's the 2.6 no doubt!

The way the page is arranged there anyone can get tripped up on that unless you know ahead to look for the 2.6. You really have to .....scroll down to find the correct version.

The one thing in particular I noticed as far as writing to flash drives was the lack of a write button which would be a large help rather then sitting there waiting for the erase all data and reformat prompt that may take some time to appear. Once the mode option is selected for usb and the flash drive selection is made you could then initiate the process much faster since that will tend to lag.