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"Autostreamer fails on SP2 final

capcab.exe crashes and autostreamer claims sp is unknown and the next button is grayed out"

I had same error. Took a shot at changing the name of the folder SP2 was in. All I did was remove the spaces in the folder name, and tried Autostreamer again. It worked!!! I have no idea why or if it is repeatable, but .... after Shabbos, you might want to give it a try.

Downloaded the program, and tired to slipstream Windows XP SP-2 RTM (Release to manufacturing) version to my Windows XP CD that has Windows XP SP-1 already slipstreamed. I don't have an original CD.

Anyways I insert the CD (Windows XP Pro Corp.) and run the program, I click next, then I get an error: "Run-time error "76". Path not found, then the program closes.

Any help? thanks

could this maybe advanced to stream microsoft office service packs as well. :) i would so love that. i always have trouble with office sp's rather than the windows ones.

BTW great work! :D

Edited by Cierro
However fails to integrate the SP2 files on my Dell Win XP SP1a reinstall CD. The resulting iso is simply a copy of the Dell CD.

Most of those reinstall CD's contain images that restore the whole system, not just XP. I think the Dell's have customized files that look at the hardware to verify it is a Dell system, otherwise it will fail. If SP2 doesn't like it, then it will not integrate. I has similar problems with non-sp2 iso's being created when I tried to use Autostreamer on a Windows 2000 workstation. It appeared to have worked, but the iso was not integrated.

Of all the runtime errors noted in this thread, instances like this are not reported.

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