daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA | [windows] Can I burn an XP, SP3 disc on my Mac?
Toast 9 Titanium offers an option to make a Mac & PC data disc. Would it be possible to download the Service Pack from Microsoft within Leopard and then burn a CD which could be used to update my XP (Parallels) installation? |
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Thinkdiff
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join:2001-08-07
Los Angeles, CA
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May 7th, @06:00AM
| Why do you want to burn the update to a CD? you can just copy it into the Parallels windows partition by dragging the update file into the parallels window.
But yes, you can also burn it that way. The SP3 installer from MS is just a regular exe file.
You don't even need to use Toast, you can just use the Finder's built in disc burning. |
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rugby
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join:2000-09-26
Camby, IN | reply to daveinpoway
You could also just share your home folder (probably on by default so look for shared drives) and navigate directly to the file from Parallels. |
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daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA
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The reason I would want SP3 to be on a CD is so that I would not need to go through the time and hassle of downloading it again if I should need it for another purpose. For example, if I should decide to use Boot Camp instead of Parallels, I don't believe you can drag anything between the Windows and Mac partitions, since only one can run at a time.
For SP1 and SP2, Microsoft provided free CD's of the Service Packs that you could order, but it appears they are not doing this with SP3. I feel sorry for the people with dial-up or very slow broadband connections. |
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Vectordirect
join:2003-02-09
Rhome, TX | This link worked for me:
»www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en |
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jrs8084
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If you have access to somebody who has a PC (and appropriate disc burning software), you could also slipstream the service pack. That saves a lot of time for future installs.
»www.winsupersite.com/showcase/wi···ream.asp
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | reply to daveinpoway
you can slipstream it to your windows xp install disk also add the driver pack at the same time. |
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daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA | Thanks to those who replied. I downloaded the SP, burned it to a CD-R and installed it- worked fine.
I would think that the slipstreaming could be done in XP within Parallels, but I didn't try it. |
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Mike
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join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
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May 7th, @11:07PM
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Toast?
ha.
Terminal
hdiutil burn image.iso
It'll boot with windows.
I'll try to slipstream sp3 on a mac tomorrow. |
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Thinkdiff
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join:2001-08-07
Los Angeles, CA | That would work if SP3 was distributed in ISO form. AFAIK, it's only downloadable as an EXE. |
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Mike
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May 7th, @11:43PM
| I will try and repackage it. I've been getting good at that lately.
I'll see if I can make an msi (if you're brave) and an iso installer. |
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noping
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May 8th, @12:48AM
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
said by daveinpoway  :I would think that the slipstreaming could be done in XP within Parallels, but I didn't try it. Slipstreaming works just fine in a VM running Windows, whether you choose to do it manually (see the winsupersite.com link mentioned earlier) or choose to use nLite and have it spit out a bootable .iso ready to be burned. Pick your poison.
I can't think of way to integrate SP3 onto an existing disc "on a Mac" that doesn't involve booting Windows under VMware/Parallels.
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Thinkdiff
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join:2001-08-07
Los Angeles, CA | Now you can use Terminal 
Thanks for the link. |
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daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA | reply to Thinkdiff
Here's the ISO: »www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···yLang=en |
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daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA | reply to Mike
Thanks for the suggestion of using the Terminal, but I already have Toast 9 Titanium, so I used that. |
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