Peter!

Thank you for your informative message.

I will try autostreamer and see how it goes.  I would sure like to add
ALL of the updates to my slipstreamed CD but I do not understand the
concept of administrative updates/download.  My visits to the Microsoft
site have come up empty (altho I did see reference to Office
administrative downloads).  Can you point me in the right direction to
find these administrative updates?

I assume that if I can master the XP slipstreaming the same process
should apply to my Office 97 and Word 2000 CDs and updates

Hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend and that your weather is
much better than the continuous rains we have been having in Nova Scotia
all month.

Preston



Peter Shkabara said the following on 28-May-05 00:57:
> You already received a response on slipstreaming using autostreamer. Here is
> a link for instruction on how to use it: http://tinyurl.com/97zrr
>
> As for the "latest updates", SP2 does NOT include all of them.
> Unfortunately, you need to install additional patches after SP2 is applied.
> It should be possible to download the additional patches using the
> "administrative" downloads available from Microsoft. You could then add
> those patches to the slipstreamed files and the burn your CD.
>
> The advantage of having the patches already installed into a CD is that when
> you install the OS, you will not need to perform the updates that then
> clutter your WINDOWS directory with uninstall files. It is just a lot
> cleaner. If you need special drivers for your particular computer, you may
> also want to add them to your custom install disk. Here is a link to
> instructions for adding the drivers: http://tinyurl.com/8yrxk
>
> Good luck.
>
> Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I would like to build a slipstream disk of XP using my XP Home CD and the
> SP2 CD.  I have found many procedures on the web and they sorta kinda do the
> same thing
>
> 2.  If I create an XP/XP2 slipstream disk can I assume that all updates,
> including SP1, that were available before SP2 will be included in the end
> result ie.  does SP2 include everything that changed since the initial
> release of XP home?
>
> 3.  What are the pros and cons of creating this disk?
>
> Preston
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