Classic - Mac can't read my slipstreamed XP Sp2 cd!
Hey guys. I'm having a issue that has been bugging for SO LONG TODAY! Alright, so I slipstream Service pack 2 onto a windows xp service pack 1. Finally when I put it into my mac, the mac says that the CD is just a blank CD. But when I put it into my windows PC, it says that it's a windows XP install CD.
So for some reason my mac thinks that the CD is just a blank disk! I can't figure out why! I tried like 3 Cd's. 2 CD-R's, and one CD-RW!
Now one thing that I was very confused about was that when I'm reading the tutorials how to slipstream, they all have a folder called "Cmpnents". My windows XP sp1 disc doesn't have that but instead has a folder called "DOTNETFX". So, maybe that's the problem? My CD is from the original XP home edition, etc. So idk why it doesn't have that folder!
Mac Specs: MacBook 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb, 320 GB 7200 RPM WD Scorpio, OS X 10.6.2, Win 7
Don't mess with any of those methods to slipstream. Chances are your slipstreaming produced "duds" (disks that won't boot or are prepared wrong).
What I suggest is to use "Autostreamer" a free Windows program that will do the slipstreaming for you. I've used this program numerous times and it has always produced a good copy. Note, however, that you must have an eligible copy of Windows to begin with. So make sure that your copy of XP SP 1 will meet the Boot Camp requirements when SP 2 is added to it.
Agreed with chscag completely. Way back I had a XP SP1 CD that was not tied to any machine and tried many Slipstream methods. Only one worked and made a totally bootable and useable SP2 CD. It's been so long I forget now but I had to use a very old copy of Nero as the newer versions did not have the boot options needed.
