Slipstreaming Service Packs

[Thomas M]

I'm new to slipstreaming service packs. I just slipstreamed service
pack 2 successfully using instructions found on the Internet. Now I am
trying to get a handle on some of the finer details and I have a few
questions:

1) What is the difference between using the /integrate switch and using
the Update.exe utility? In what kind of situation would it be
appropriate to use the /integrate switch, and when would it be
appropriate to use the Update.exe utility?

2) The instructions I used indicated that you need to copy the ENTIRE
Windows XP CD to a folder, but later I found the same basic instructions
on the Microsoft site which indicated that you need to copy only the
i386 folder from the CD. The process I used (copying the entire XP CD
to the hard drive) worked. Will the process work if only the i386
folder from the installation CD is copied to the hard drive? Are there
times when you can get away with copying only the i386 folder from the
CD, and other times when you must copy the entire installation CD?

3) How do I slipstream a hot fix into the Windows installation files?

Thanks for any help that you can offer.

--Tom

 

[Rock]

I'm new to slipstreaming service packs. I just slipstreamed service
pack 2 successfully using instructions found on the Internet. Now I am
trying to get a handle on some of the finer details and I have a few
questions:

1) What is the difference between using the /integrate switch and using
the Update.exe utility? In what kind of situation would it be
appropriate to use the /integrate switch, and when would it be
appropriate to use the Update.exe utility?

2) The instructions I used indicated that you need to copy the ENTIRE
Windows XP CD to a folder, but later I found the same basic instructions
on the Microsoft site which indicated that you need to copy only the
i386 folder from the CD. The process I used (copying the entire XP CD
to the hard drive) worked. Will the process work if only the i386
folder from the installation CD is copied to the hard drive? Are there
times when you can get away with copying only the i386 folder from the
CD, and other times when you must copy the entire installation CD?

3) How do I slipstream a hot fix into the Windows installation files?

Thanks for any help that you can offer.

--Tom

As to your last question:

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930/en-us

How to slipstream hotfixes that replace pre-existing driver files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814847/en-us

How to integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP
installation folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900871/en-us

 

[Thomas M]

As to your last question:

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930/en-us

How to slipstream hotfixes that replace pre-existing driver files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814847/en-us

How to integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP
installation folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900871/en-us

Thanks for the links. I've actually read the last link that you posted,
but it left one question unanswered in my mind: What's the difference
between the method that uses the /integrate switch, and the method that
uses the Update.exe utility? Would there ever be a situation where one
method is preferrable to the other?

I'm kind of assuming that the /integrate switch would be used to update
an existing installation of Windows XP, and that the Update.exe utility
would be used to build a bootable CD (which is what I'm doing). In
other words, if I wanted to update Windows XP on my hard drive, I'd use
the /integrate switch, and if I wanted to create a bootable CD with the
updates included, I'd use the Update.exe utility. But none of the KB
articles, or other Web sites, that I've read have proven to me that my
assumption is correct, so I'm trying to get verification of my theory.

--Tom

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the links. I've actually read the last link that you posted,
but it left one question unanswered in my mind: What's the difference
between the method that uses the /integrate switch, and the method that
uses the Update.exe utility? Would there ever be a situation where one
method is preferrable to the other?

I'm kind of assuming that the /integrate switch would be used to update
an existing installation of Windows XP, and that the Update.exe utility
would be used to build a bootable CD (which is what I'm doing). In
other words, if I wanted to update Windows XP on my hard drive, I'd use
the /integrate switch, and if I wanted to create a bootable CD with the
updates included, I'd use the Update.exe utility. But none of the KB
articles, or other Web sites, that I've read have proven to me that my
assumption is correct, so I'm trying to get verification of my theory.

--Tom

I can't answer that for you but did you look at the first link. It's the
most comprehensive one.