Problem with slipstreaming SP1

[shaner66]

I'm trying to slipstream SP1a but I keep getting an error.

I'm on the very last step, and the error I get is:

"Failed to copy some or all of the files necessary for integrated install.

Please check that:
a)No network or copy errors occurred during the integration process
b)The format of the destination directory is correct.
The files to be integrated must reside in an i386 and/or ia64 or nec98 directory."

I have checked and rechecked everything, I don't think I'm doing anything wrong.

Any suggestions?

 

[bcastner]

Try the instructions here:

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp1-bootcd.html

1. It sounds as if your directory levels are too deep, or incorrectly specified;

2. You cannot slipstream many OEM versions of XP as they lack the Win9x upgrade source directories.

 

[shaner66]

Those were the exact steps I was following. There's nothing I did different, even the folder names are the same.

And my CD is the retail version, not OEM.

 

[bcastner]

Then the issue is that it is unable to read some of the files needed from the CD. Try cleaning the CD, or try a different CD.

 

[shaner66]

Alright, thanks.