A slipstreamed windows

What about nLite? It slipstreams Service Packs, updates, hotfixes, and drivers. Unattended installation? It does that too. It even enables you to customize your installation, so you have things the way you like them when your desktop first boots up, without having to spend time doing your personal tweaks.

NLite does everything but burn your CD! David M says:. December 23, at pm. What a time saver. Will says:. December 22, at am. This reduces the number of times you need to update and restart your system, and is also useful if you're installing Windows on multiple PCs or if you have a slow internet connection. Microsoft's own command line slipstreaming tools were pretty straightforward to use with Windows XP, but the process changed and became more of a chore with Windows Vista.

Fortunately, third-party utilities make slipstreaming less complicated and offer additional features. Slipstreaming was originally intended for businesses to make it quicker and easier for IT staff to keep multiple systems up to date, but it's just as useful to end users who frequently reinstall Windows. It keeps all the monotonous updating and rebooting to a minimum and if you use one of the third-party utilities, you can customize the installation to your liking.

With WinReducer 8. You can also remove built-in programs, enter a computer name, set mouse sensitivity, and a whole lot more. Sound familiar? We've actually discussed this before, in our guide to creating a customized Windows 8 installation. We're going to discuss the same tool today, though with a bit more focus on the slipstreaming portion of the process and why you'd do it—so if you're a beginner, you should have no trouble with this guide and can skip the more advanced stuff.

Hi folks, Could use some advice. I've been working on a slipstreamed install on Windows 7. I have an ISO that has all four versions on it, and for the most part they behave well.

Recently I tested the Windows 7 Ultimate install, and found that about 50 of the updates I already slipstreamed are being requested by Windows Update. This is despite the fact they are all already visible in "Installed Updates" in the VM. What controls whether an Update is requested by Windows Update even when it's already installed? Note that previous versions of this ISO did not re-request these updates, so it seems like successive versions of this ISO have 'backslid'.

Thanks, Vandervecken. September edited September It is mainly about the ISO content and which updates you integrated. For example if you skip some basic update, it will all be messed up. I recommend WHDownloader to get the updates, and don't forget to press Analyze if it's enabled on the NTLite's Update page toolbar after adding the updates.

If after all this it still does not work, then please attach the preset for me to try. October edited October The Analyze button shows no errors. For reference, the system is Win7x64, and the updates are: How do I extract the preset to attach?

October Attached is the preset XML file. Perhaps these updates have been re-released. Best Home Security Systems. Best External Solid State Drives. Best Portable Chargers. Best Phone Chargers. Best Wi-Fi Range Extenders. Best Oculus Quest 2 Accessories. Best iPad Air Cases. Awesome PC Accessories. Best Linux Laptops. Best Wireless iPhone Earbuds.

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