AutoPatcher's little brother, has finally gone final! At its current state, AutoStreamer works as a slipstreamer-only. Basically, all it really needs is a source (that being an original Windows CD or a local share) and a Service Pack file.

Screenshots:
Main screen, Using CD, Picking Service Pack file, Skiping slipstreaming, ISO options, Working!

Requirements
1. Windows 2000/XP/2003 (Windows 9x/Me won't do)
2. The latest (complete) version of AutoStreamer
3. Administrative privileges
4. A CD recorder and a blank CD

Supported Service Pack files:
- Windows 2000: SP3 onwards (meaning you can't select a SP1/SP2 file as a service pack)
- Windows XP: Any
- Windows 2003: Any

Running AutoStreamer
Here's an example of Windows XP SP2 slipstreaming by Powerless: Guide

Download: updated January 19th 2005
AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (Installer) [844KB]
AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (Installer) [844KB]


Credits:
Brought to you by SteelTrepid and Raptor

Have fun!

Here's a fresh, new AutoStreamer thread (pinned!) to go with Raptor's new version release! Have fun!

Very nice work there chaps

nice work, keep it up!

Congratulations! Soooo, let's start this off with a fun one...

You may or not be aware of the issue where you are unable to slip XP SP2 if you are using Windows 2000. After much research I found the fix around this, and unfortunately I have to give the credit to M.S.F.N. Now the question is, would you prefer to implement it, or if not, perhaps include an OS scanner or disclaimer that states you cannot slipstream XP SP2 if you are running it on Win2K?

The fix is simple. After extracting the SP to the temp location, Autostreamer needs to delete one file.

Whatdya think?

Alright, we now have an installer version contributed by Hurmoth for those who have trouble handling the zip...

AutoStreamer 1.0.30 (Installer) [844KB]
AutoStreamer 1.0.30 (ZIP) [549KB]

/Raptor

p.s: flish, you better change the first post of yours really fast or ill start biting! the first post being yours (cant edit it can i!) is at least annoying!

Done. And just message me when you need something changed. I'm most always online.

Nice update

What i waiting for finally release... Thanks.

Another fine release .

Already hosting it

Here's another download place:

http://neowin.hurmoth.com/apps/AutoStreamer.exe

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May be a new screenshot for this new update?

^ expect new screenies tomorrow!

sweet... I was just checking for the latest update and bam... nice

nw_raptor just a little request, is possible that you may add this feature to the prog, like for win xp we can use the cd, but can you also add that for the sp2 cd? i think many people did get it on cds...and i want to make a slipstream, only prob i dont got sp2 on a .exe file...

thanks
i||uSi0n^

Just wanted to say thank you.
Used this for the first time last night and it worked perfect.

i thought the SP2 CD includes the big .exe! Look for xpsp2.exe...

OK, screenie time!













Flish-Flish, time to reupdate the first post! I bet by now you wish you never did it!

/Raptor

It does. That is what I used to make mine.

That looks like an awesome little tool , thx bud

Nice to see my image I made is being used in the installer.

ah yeah it does, i hadnt find it when i took first look at it when i recieved the cd, anyhow doing the slipstream now on the french iso, hope it will all go good, cool prog i must say!

thanks,
i||uSi0n^

let us know how it goes

Yes, thanks again for the help

Nice utility... Any chance of adding support for MS critical patches/hotfixes as well?

Jon

Most hotfixes cant be slipstreamed like a Service Pack.

Bummer, I guess that would make our lives too easy

Jon

It would be nice if they had all hotfixes this way!

Just do unattended installations.
Slipstreaming hotfixes gets messy at times.
And, once SP3 comes out and you try to slipstream your SP2 CD with hotfixes it will crap out.
Do it the clean way...

Seems that you must use a clean XP disk - not the 8-in-one or even one with SP1 integrated. Works great with XP Pro Corp.

since when did microsoft sell a 8-in-1? and btw... a normal XP CD with SP1 slipstreamed will work...

WAREZ MONKEY

Run for the hills

Awesome work, thanks Flish

lol, Flish?

nice, thanks

Flish? Try the brillant nw_raptor

need a way to attach in the file that makes it so we can have automated install of windows? IF this program packages and burns a new copy or windows cd then I would like a way to stick in the automation file!


Just a feature request.

I still get the Runtime Error '429'

Nice update, Keep up the good work!!

Can I slipstream Framework 1.1 update and MP 10 without switches? Thank you

i dont think so SPyCatcher... only via unattended (with switches etc AFTER windows installation)

I'm a W2K_Pro user, getting questionable results when attempting to AutoStream SP2 into XP_Pro. Your observation might explain why I get a window indicating UPDATE.EXE crashes. It happens when AutoStreamer unzips the Service Pack into the temp folder - right near the end. To investigate, I decompressed SP2 - and found the only occasion of UPDATE.EXE to be located in the I386/Update folder. Might that be the file recommended for deletion?

Does "unable to slip XP SP2 if you are using Windows 2000" explain why there are no file dates in the completed ISO more current than 08/23/2001 ? Because it looks to me like AutoStreamer 1.0.29 and 1.0.30 did nothing more than copy the original CD files, then give it an ISO file extension. I expected to see more recent dates associated with the slipstreamed service pack files.

Off topic, minor glitch. Build 30 still locks up when the About screen is called. Only way to close AutoStreamer at this point is from the Task Manager.

//greg//

grohgreg, the whole thing seems to be an SP2 problem. paratrupr said there's an issue when slipstreaming XPSP2 on XP share while running win2K. AutoStreamer doesnt extract the Service Pack file anywhere... The Service Pack file does that on its own! The fact that UPDATE.EXE crashes, means that there's something wrong there. And since it fails to integrate file in the share, AutoStreamer has no choice but to create an ISO using the original files...

have you tried clicking on the "X" on the top-right corner of the about dialog?

/Raptor

I don't think I'm getting your point. Paratrupr suggested that the deletion of a single XP_SP2 file was the solution to the AutoStream inability to integrate on a W2K platform. And the extraction of SP files is clearly a sequential function of AutoStreamer. At a bare minimum, AutoStreamer executes WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU. What am I missing?

Why would UPDATE.EXE crash when SP2 is launched by AutoStream, but not when launched by SP2 is launched independently?

So where are you placing the blame for AutoStreamer's failure to integrate - the UPDATE.EXE crash? or the unnamed file mentioned earlier by Paratrupr?

And yes, no amount of clicks -right/left/anywhere - will close the About window. Only way to get out of the AutoStreamer lockup, is from TaskManager.

//greg//

Actually, the problem is within the service pack. Regardless of what program initiates the integration, the first step is to extract the package to a temp folder. After extraction, the slipstream is started using the update.exe. I'm not sure what command is hardcoded in Autostreamer to kick off the process, but what needs to happen is to extract the contents of SP2. Then delete setupapi.dll in the i386\Update folder. Then launch the update.exe with the slipstream parameters. As I suggested, Raptor could do that, or if he felt like it, add a pop-up warning that stated the incompatibility issue by doing an OS search during the initial launch of Autostreamer.

That's it. I've done this manually and it works fine. This setupapi.dll file has been known to cause issues with people who upgrade from 2000 to XP, not just when slipping service packs.

Also, update.exe will crash if you extract SP2 using nLite, Autostreamer, or if you do it manually. It is a flaw that Microsoft added, by mistake or on purpose, who knows.

Just thought I'd mention a small issue I just experienced.
Just used this nice little proggie and decided to choose the Temp folder myself(C:\Documents and Settings\mynamehere\Desktop\Temp).
The ISO file was placed in another Temp folder of my choosing on another drive.
When it was done, the temp folder on the desktop was deleted along with all files in it instead of just the Autostreamer files! Nothing I won't miss though but thought I'd mention it for your info.

WinXPSP2
Autostreamer 1.0.30

That's normal behaviour. Let me explain:

When using CD mode, AutoStreamer needs to create a temporary folder where it can copy CD contents, and work on (slipstream SP). Then it creates the ISO. When finished, you will see that AutoStreamer is "Cleaning any temporary files used". In CD mode, this means the temporary folder too. The whole idea is to leave the system with what it had before the process but with the ISO. Since before the process the PC didnt have that folder, its deleted. In Share mode, that doesn't happen. Since the PC already had the folder, AutoStreamer assumes you want it and doesn't touch it.

All in all, when AutoSreamer is done, you should expect to see the same files your PC had before the process, save for the ISO file.

OK, but I already had the temp folder on my desktop before using Autostreamer. I use it to put many files that I haven't decided what to do with yet. I expected Autostreamer to place some files in there and then delete THOSE FILES ONLY , not the whole folder with my other temp files as well.
I do understand that I should not have pointed Autostreamer to a folder with other files in it though. I'll know for next time. Thanks!

Yep, AutoStreamer expects full control over the temporary folder, and assumes it will only be used for the process...

Raptor - so what do you think about this?