Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD

How to Create a Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD​

   Information

This will show you how to create a Vista installation DVD with the Vista SP1 slipstreamed into it for any 32 and 64 bit version of Vista you want. This DVD will allow you to do a clean install of Vista with the SP1 all at once instead of installing Vista first then the SP1.

   Note

This Vista SP1 slipstream installation DVD will also allow you to run a Repair install on Vista with SP1 installed now. Before, you could not use a normal Vista installation DVD ro run a Repair install on Vista with SP1 installed since Vista with SP1 was a new version than what was on the Vista DVD.

   Tip

If you have a Dell OEM computer, then see this link to help you possibly create a sliptream installation DVD from your Dell installation disc.

   Warning

You can only make a 64-bit Vista DVD in a installed 64-bit Vista, and only a 32-bit Vista DVD in a installed 32-bit Vista.


REQUIREMENTS:

• 32 bit or 64 bit Retail or OEM (not Recovery) Vista Installation DVDNOTE: If you would like to use that same bit version you have of Vista, then open the Control Panel (Classic View) and click the System icon, or right click Computer in the Start Menu and click Properties. You will see the bit version under the System type section.
• vLiteNOTE: You can download vLite from here: http://www.vlite.net/download.html . Please post questions about specific errors with the vLite program at their forum here: http://www.msfn.org/board/vLite-f153.html
  WARNING: I would recommend to Download and install the latest 1.2 Final version.
• SP1 Standalone Installer
  NOTE: Use the SP1 standalone installer for you 32 bit or 64 bit version and language of Vista. The smaller the file, the better. To see what version you have, press the Windows Key + Pause/Break key and look under System type.
  • Download details: Windows 32 bit Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330) 434.5 MB
    NOTE: For English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional) only.
  • Download details: Windows 32 bit Vista Service Pack 1 All Language Standalone (KB936330) 544.3 MB
  • Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone for 64 bit based Systems (KB936330) 726.5 MB
    NOTE: English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional) only.
  • Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 All Language Standalone for 64 bit Systems (KB936330) 873.0 MB
• A blank unformated DVD at least 4 GB in size
• Around 3.5 hours or so of your time and patience.

Microsoft has issued a note to users, of “v-Lited” Windows Vista SP1 installs, having issues upgrading to SP2. Their advice? Reinstall Windows with genuine media. For more on this, see: Short: vLite screws up Windows Vista SP1 upgrade path - Within Windows

Here's How:

   Note

You will need to temporarily disable your antivirus program before you start this to prevent possible interference to the vLite program below. This program is safe, but could be mistaken as not by some antivirus programs and prevent you from creating the SP1 slipstream DVD.

1. Copy the Vista Installation DVD Contents to the Desktop​

A) Place the retail or OEM (not Recovery) Vista installation DVD into the DVD drive.​

NOTE: If AutoPlay or the Vista install window pops-up, just close it.​

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B) Open the Start Menu and click on Computer.​

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C) Right click on the DVD drive in Computer with the Vista installation DVD and click on Copy. (See screenshot below)​

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D) Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Paste.​

NOTE: This may take a few minutes to finish copying all of the Vista installation DVD contents to the folder on the desktop.​

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2. Download the SP1 Standalone Installer to the Desktop​

NOTE: See Requirements at the top of the tutorial for the download links. You will need to select the same 32 bit or 64 bit version of the SP1 as the Vista installation DVD from step 1.​

A) Download and save the SP1 standalone installer to the desktop.​

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3. Download and Install the vLite Program​

NOTE: See Requirements at the top of the tutorial for the download link.​

A) Right click on the vLite program shortcut and click Run as Administrator.​

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B) Click on Allow.​

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C) If this window pops-up, then click on the Install button(s) for the missing features needed by vLite. (See screenshot below)​

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NOTE: If you see the WAIK Download link, then you will need to click on the Install button to download the 1.34GB ISO WAIK file first. Next, follow the instructions at the download link:​

• Click the Download button on this page to start the download.
• Click on Save, and save the .iso file to your desktop.
• Burn the saved .iso file to a DVD. You can use ISO Recorder to do this. This link will show you how to use ISO Recorder.
• Run the DVD to install WAIK.

WARNING: There is a glitch in the vLite 1.2 version where you may receive an error about WAIK when trying to run vLite. WAIK is not always properly recognized in Vista 32 bit. You may need to manually copy and paste the wimgapi.dll file from WAIK into the root vLite folder (main folder) in C:\Programs for it to work properly.​

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4. Click on the Browse button. (See screenshot below)​

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5. Click on the Vista folder (created from step 1) on the desktop and click on the LRMCFRE_EN_DVD folder, then click OK. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: You may have a different name than LRMCFRE_EN_DVD based on your type of Vista installation DVD, but it will be the one right under Vista.​

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6. Click on the Vista edition that you want to use for the Vista SP1 slipstream DVD to highlight it and click OK. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: You can only have one Vista edition per slipstream DVD. If you want to have more than one Vista edition, then you must repeat this tutorial for each individual Vista edition for their own DVD.​

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7. Click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)​

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8. Check both the Service Pack Slipstream and Bootable ISO boxes and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)​

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9. Click on the Select button. (See screenshot below)​

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10. Select the SP1 standalone program (from step 2) on the desktop and click on the Open button. (See screenshot below)​

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11. Click on Run when this window pops-up in a few seconds. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: This runs the SP1 installer program for the vLite program only. It will not install the SP1 on your computer.​

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12. This will take around 60 to 120 minutes or so to complete this part. Some older slower systems may take a bit longer. (See screenshot below)​

Enjoy your break. ​

NOTE: In the Status box, you will see Preparing first, Extracting second, Integrating third, then this below until it is finished with this part. It will seem like it is stuck about 60% of the way, but it is not.​

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13. When Finished, click on Next. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: If this fails, then verify that you are using the same 32 bit or 64 bit versions of the Vista SP1 and Vista Installation DVD files. If they are not the same, it will fail.​

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14. Under the General section, make sure that Create Image is selected and click on the Make ISO button. (See screenshot below)​

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15. If the Created Image is over 4 GB​

A) If this window pops-up on you with a similar message after you click on the Make ISO button (from step 14), then click on No and continue to step 16. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: If you do not get the option to make the ISO image smaller, then see: ​

Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD​

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B) If not, then go to step 19 and skip steps 16, 17, and 18.​

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16. Dot Rebuild one (Vista edition from step 5) and click OK. (See screenshot below)​

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17. When finished, click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: This will take a little bit to finish.​

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18. Under the General section, make sure that Create Image is selected and click on the Make ISO button. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: After the Vista and SP1 image file has been rebuilt to make it smaller, you will return to the same screen in step 14.​

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19. Select the Desktop and click on the Save button. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: This is where the ISO file will be saved when it is finished being created.​

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20. When it is finished creating the ISO file, place a blank unformated DVD into the DVD drive.​

NOTE: If AutoPlay pops-up asking you to format the DVD, just close it.​

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21. Under the General section, make sure that Burn Image is selected and that you have your DVD drive selected under Device. Click on the Burn button. (See screenshot below)​

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22. When it is finished making the Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD it will say Write Successful, then click on the Finish or Exit button. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: It will take a few minutes to finish this. When you click Finish, it will close vLite.​

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23. Remove your new Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD from the DVD drive.​

NOTE: You will use this DVD the same way you did the retail Vista installation DVD.​

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24. Do not forget to enable your antivirus program again.​

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That's it, your done. Finally. LOL
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Slipstream Vista SP2
• How to Do a Clean Install of Vista with a Upgrade Version
• How to Do a Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista
• How to Create a Vista Recovery Disc
• How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista
• How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Thumb Drive to Install Vista
• How to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows Vista and XP
• How to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista
• How to Do a Custom Installation of Vista
• How to Slipstream Office 2010 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

 

[Brink]

You're welcome MMinos.

 

[Denny56]

I have a question I am trying this tutorial if I put in wrong post again just delete it. In SIW2 post using DELL disc deleting the $OEM$ folder do I delete it from the LRMCFRE_EN_DVD before I put in vLite. I hope this makes sense.

 

[Brink]

Hello Denny,

After you have copied the contents of the Dell disc to your desktop, you would then delete the $OEM$ folder from the copy on the desktop before using it with vLite.

Shawn

 

[SIW2]

Hi Denny,

Just to expand on Shawn's post, you only need to delete the $OEM$ folder if vlite complains.

You may find vlite will happily pick up the LRMCFRE_EN_DVD folder that you copied onto your desktop.

If it does not, then close vlite, remove the $OEM$ file from the
LRMCFRE_EN_DVD folder, open vlite again and it should pick it up fine.

Hope it helps

SIW2

 

[Brink]

Thank you SIW2. I added that to your other post for this.

 

[SIW2]

Thanks Shawn,

I did have this in the previous post, but realised it maybe wasn't clear enough

If you wish to keep the installation as is - just with SP1 slipstreamed in , then of course try it without deleting anything

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SIW2

 

[Brink]

LOL, ok.

 

[Denny56]

Ok thanks guys.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Denny.

Hope it goes smoothly for you.

 

[Denny56]

I slipstream my DELL dvd today and I did not delete anything before starting and it went smoothly.Thanks SIW2 and Thanks Brink.

 

[Brink]

Denny, I'm happy to hear all went well with it.

 

[TheThinker]

Very easy to follow instructions. Very much appreciated. Can anyone tell me why WAIK is not user ready for Vista? Why did I have to move the .dll file? Remember. I am a newbie....

 

[Brink]

Hello TheThinker, and welcome to Vista Forums.

That would be a glitch with this vLite version and WAIK not properly recognizing it in Vista 32-bit. About all we can do is contact vLite and send a report to them to hopefully have them correct this.

Shawn

 

[Tarka Dal]

@Brink
Tried to run WAIK but, it keeps asking for WAIK disc! Funny that! Iit is there in my computer running the setup yet it can't find itself?
I searched for the wimgapi.dll in WAIK but could not find it!
Also i'm running x64 not 32 as in the quote above.
Help please!

 

[Brink]

Hello Trax,

See if this may be able to help:

WARNING: There is a glitch in the vLite 1.2 version. WAIK is not properly recognized in Vista 32 bit. You may need to manually copy and paste the wimgapi.dll file from WAIK into the root vLite folder (main folder) in C:\Programs for it to work properly.

 

[SIW2]

HiTrax,

You just need to copy it directly into the vlite folder.

Inside the vlite folder should look like this:



Hope it helps

siw2

 

[EvilOzzness]

I created one of these just now, and everything worked perfectly. However, the Upgrade/Repair Install is still disabled and says that the “upgrade cannot be started” and that “to upgrade, cancel the installation and then choose the upgrade to a version of windows that is more recent than the version you are currently running.” And I still cannot repair my Vista...

Did I do anything wrong? I did this using my Dell OEM Windows Vista Home Premium disk, which does not have SP1 on it already. I triple checked that I did everything to the letter, especially the SP1 Slipstream part, and yet the Repair/Upgrade option is still grayed out.

Is there a special method that needs to be used in order to be able to perform a Repair Install or something? Please help!

EDIT: I don't know if this makes a difference or not, but I had to use a DVD-R for this and not a DVD-RW or DVD+R. Would using either of those types of multi-layer disks make a difference in the outcome? Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

 

[Diogenes00]

Hey, Great job by the way.

I'm trying to slipstream SP1 onto a Vista x32 Home Premium edition DVD, and oddly enough, there is no slipstream option available for the "Home Premium" edition. I checked the other x32 versions and "slipstream" seems to be available for them.

So, is this a known issue? Is this an issue at all? Is there a workaround for this? Or, can I use Vista Home edition to make the SP1 disk for Home Premium?

Thanks
~mb

 

[SIW2]

Hi EvilOzzness,

There are a couple of other reasons why upgrade might greyed out - they will be listed. One is a shortage of disk space , as I recall.

You might check what possible reasons are given and see if one of those may be responsible.

Hope it helps

SIW2

 

[SIW2]

Hi Diogenes,

Not sure what you are saying, do you a screen a bit like this ?



SIW2