Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Howard Winter wrote:
>
>   
>>> I've got a CD that has Win2k, SP4 Slipstreamed, and a few service packs.
>>> Takes a real big bite out of the traditional post-install patchfest.
>>>       
>> How do you create that?  
>>     
>
> Google for "slipstream windows". That's a technique to introduce service
> packs into the Windows installation, creating an installation that already
> includes those updates.
>
> Basically, you copy the Windows installation files to disk and call the
> update installation with the appropriate command line options. It inserts
> itself into the original Windows installation. Then you can either install
> directly from the harddisk (that's my preference; CD is so slow) or burn a
> CD.
>
>   
>> I've only got SP2 CDs and it would be very handy to have later stuff
>> included.  
>>     
>
> However, I think you only can slipstream into a base version (no previous
> service packs slipstreamed). At least that's what I remember from my last
> attempts to slipstream SP2 into an SP1 CD.
>
> Gerhard
>
>   
Here is a nice utility that will slipstream service packs as well as hot 
fixes and other applications. You can slipstream SP4 into an SP2 
install, no problem.
http://www.vorck.com/hfslip-info.html

J R
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