slipstreaming drivers

[sjolmers]

I was wondering if it is possible and how to slipstream drivers with XP.
I explain:
I got an original Xp pro CD-rom, and everytime i install it on my comp which has a Highpoint controller I need to interfere during setup, by pressing F6, and loading the drivers manual from floppysidk
. Now my floppydrive broke and since i never use it, only during the installation of XP, I don't want to by a new one.
But i do think that I will install Xp again in the future. So therefor i look for a way to integrate (slipstream or whatever) these drivers (+ SP1) on CD.
Slipstreaming SP1 is going fine, but I'd like to know how to put these drivers.....


now I am at it, is it also possible to slipstream the newest detonater video drivers?

[Taz69]

One thing you could do is use an application such as Ghost 2002 to back up a standard config of your hard drive to CD.

Of course I don't expect you to re-install XP just to do this but if you can borrow a floppy off a friend when you next have to re-install Windows you could install the drivers you want and SP-1 and then use Ghost to back up your system config onto CD.

Otherwise you could do something that I have previously had to do.

Just move your hard drive from your Highpoint controller onto the standard motherboard controller (unplugging your spare CD/DVD drives ect) until you have installed Windows.

Then you can download or load from CD the drivers before moving your hard drive back to your Highpoint controller.

You could again use Ghost to create an install disc and save the mucking around next time.

I have a Abit NV7-133R and I have had to do this because I didn't have the drivers disc to hand when I last wanted to re-install Windows XP.
It might mean a bit more playing around than you had hoped but it works quite nicely

[M.I.T]

Take a look at this site:

http://www.tech-hints.com/oem.html

It contains at lot of information on using the $OEM$ stucture.

If you want to make a CD that contains a $OEM$ stucture, you shall place it in the root of the CD, not under I386 directory.

Another thing you have to do, is makeing a WINNT.SIF file in
the I386 directory. The easyest way to make it, is using the
Setup Manager (Support\Tools\deploy.cab on the XP Pro CD)
.

[sjolmers]

Thank you M.I.T I guess with this iw ill get quiet far....