Re: Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
The date and time was 5/16/2008 3:27 PM, and on a whim, Ed Mullen
pounded out on the keyboard:
> Terry R. wrote:
>> The date and time was 5/15/2008 6:17 PM, and on a whim, »Q« pounded out
>> on the keyboard:
>>
>>> On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:06 -0400
>>> Ed Mullen <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you have a Web resource you used to make your slipstream CD?
>>> <http://lifehacker.com/386526/slipstream-service-pack-3-into-your-windows-xp-installation-cd>
>>>
>>> has the best rundown I've run across.
>>>
>>> [crossposted, followup set to m.general]
>> For the average user, nLite is overkill. And the writer states you only
>> need an XP CD. He didn't mention that at least SP1 was required.
>
> But, the original MS CD I use is an SP2 OEM CD. So, it should have worked
>
> The only failure was then one I mentioned, a failure on "ntldr" So,,
> noting is yet exlained.
The CD's I created were also from a SP2 CD.
>> I think most people would waste a significant amount of time trying to
>> slipstream with nlite. If you are only installing on one computer and
>> doing so infrequently, then it is probably faster to just install the OS
>> and then the update from the network install. The method works great if
>> you have a lot of workstations that are all the same, but otherwise I'd
>> go with the link I recommended, since you can use it on any workstation.
>>
>
> Well, I have 4 PCs to manage. And I'm happy deal with them each as a
> separate entity. My problem is that, on the first one I tried it on it
> failed.
>
> And, that site you cited was one I checked. I'll go have another look.
> thanks.
>
Are all 4 of yours identical? Probably not. So creating an nLite
slipstream would be a waste of time for you. But a standard slipstream
SP3 CD will work on any computer.
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>
> Ed Mullen
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