Windows – Slipstream Windows Server in 3 simple steps

  1. Copy “i386” folder from Windows CD/DVD folder to C:\
  2. Copy the service pack .exe (filenames differ with varying service packs) to C:\service_pack and run c:\service_pack\servicepack.exe /x
  3. Run c:\service_pack\update\update.exe /s:c:\

Bonus Steps – Change the default installation location i.e. the prompt for the Windows CD

  1. From a command line:
    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "SourcePath" /d c:\i386
  2. One more, from a command line:
    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v "SourcePath" /d c:\i386

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