Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
> KevinGPO wrote:
>
>> How can I streamline Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD with the latest
>> service pack? Then burn it again with it being bootable again?
>>
> Hi,
>
> Use AutoStreamer or nLite to make the process pretty easy.
>
> AutoStreamer:
> http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofivers...p/t223562.html
>
> nLite:
>
> Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
> http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
I've used both but prefer nLite. Streaming a SP is easy but I haven't
been able to stream any hotfixes even though the docs suggest it may be
possible.
And frankly, the service pack update is the very minor part of the
update process. It's the multitude of hotfixes and hotfixes-on-hotfixes
with countless reboots that take forever (not to mention the updates to
Windows Update before you even get started!). In fact, it's become the
major part, by far, of the total installation process.
I doubt that there's any chance of another service pack so it sure would
be nice to find a way to slipstream the hotfixes.
A question:
On the topic of reboots when hotfixes are installed, it's never been
very clear to me whether the reboot is requested simply to get the
benefit of the hotfix(es) just installed, or whether the reboot is
*necessary* before proceeding with further updates.
In other words, could I install a bucnch of hotfixes, skip the reboot at
that time and proceed to, say, DirectX, Media Player or updated hardware
driver installation and then reboot?
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