Re: 137GB barrier - multi O/S install problem

Timothy Daniels <TDaniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>> No you dont, the normal approach is to slipsteam the
>> service pack onto the distribution before installing Win2K.

> Then "slipstreaming" involves interleaving the SP patches in with the
> installation data, not just applying the SP patches after the normal
> installation process has completed?

Correct. You basically end up with an installation
CD with the service pack applied to that.

> I have the SP2 CD for WinXP, and I've often wondered whether anything could be
> saved by slipstreaming over just installing WinXP and then running the SP2 CD.

Yes, basically the first run of XP is done using the patched XP.



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