Admin Sparky
dba.email at gmail.com
Wed Feb 2 08:16:22 CST 2005
Many thanks gentlemen. I knew there had to be more than one way to skin this cat. Special thanks to Andrew for the additional slipstreaming link. These guides have more detail than what I've seen previously. Mark On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:43:27 -0000, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote: > You can download SP2 "for IT Professionals and developers" from: > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30- > 8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en > > it's about 275mb or so, so it might take a while unless you have a T3 > connection or something, but that's what I downloaded when it first came > out. > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Admin Sparky > Sent: 31 January 2005 17:29 > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [dba-Tech] Slipstream WinXP/SP2 > > Greetings, > > I read an interesting article a month or so ago about creating a WinXP > disk that includes SP2. The process is called slipstreaming. I > would like to try this process because in that same magazine I read > that, on average, a new machine need only be connected to the internet > for about 4 minutes before being infected by something. > > I have an existing OEM CD sans any SP, but recently purchased a > "sticker-only" license. I went to M$ in the hopes of downloading SP2, > but to no avail. It seems, to the casual user, as though M$ will only > deliver the software via the windows update service. > > I'm hoping that a few of you network admin types can point me in the > right direction. > > Many thanks. > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >