Applying updates to the installation CD

Hello,

I want to reinstall XP Pro when I get a new hard drive, its nice to have a
fresh system sometimes. The disc I have is already patched with Service Pack
2, and I was wondering how I would go about applying newer patches to it's
contents and just burning a new copy so it is as updated as possible at the
time of the installation.

I remember reading a long time ago that update files can be extracted and
applied directly to the i386 folder, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about
this because I don't have the specific update files that have been released
after SP2. If I get a hold of them would it be a straightforward copy/paste
or do they need to be compressed somehow? Can I just use the files from my
current windows installation sense those are the updated ones? This would be
assuming I had a list of them from somewhere, which I don’t.


Thanks,
Michael

Howdy Michael,

You could follow the instructions here for slipstreaming SP2 into an XP
CD, just extract the updates to the XP SP2 CD instead :
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

To see which updates have been released since SP2 was released, you can
go here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
Bear in mind that you'll only need the latest Cumulative Update for IE
and that some of the updates have been superseded.
With a little sleuthing you can create a fully updated XP SP2 CD.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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Michael Kantor wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to reinstall XP Pro when I get a new hard drive, its nice to have a
> fresh system sometimes. The disc I have is already patched with Service Pack
> 2, and I was wondering how I would go about applying newer patches to it's
> contents and just burning a new copy so it is as updated as possible at the
> time of the installation.
>
> I remember reading a long time ago that update files can be extracted and
> applied directly to the i386 folder, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about
> this because I don't have the specific update files that have been released
> after SP2. If I get a hold of them would it be a straightforward copy/paste
> or do they need to be compressed somehow? Can I just use the files from my
> current windows installation sense those are the updated ones? This would be
> assuming I had a list of them from somewhere, which I don’t.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Michael

"Michael Kantor" <> schrieb:

> I want to reinstall XP Pro when I get a new hard drive, its nice to have a
> fresh system sometimes. The disc I have is already patched with Service Pack
> 2, and I was wondering how I would go about applying newer patches to it's
> contents and just burning a new copy so it is as updated as possible at the
> time of the installation.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930/

Bye,
Freudi

Michael Kantor wrote:
> I want to reinstall XP Pro when I get a new hard drive, its nice to
> have a fresh system sometimes. The disc I have is already patched
> with Service Pack 2, and I was wondering how I would go about
> applying newer patches to it's contents and just burning a new copy
> so it is as updated as possible at the time of the installation.
>
> I remember reading a long time ago that update files can be extracted
> and applied directly to the i386 folder, but I'm not sure exactly how
> to go about this because I don't have the specific update files that
> have been released after SP2. If I get a hold of them would it be a
> straightforward copy/paste or do they need to be compressed somehow?
> Can I just use the files from my current windows installation sense
> those are the updated ones? This would be assuming I had a list of
> them from somewhere, which I don't.

The best place for beginners (and experts in my opinion) to find information
on making custom updated installation CD/DVDs..

http://unattended.msfn.org/

The list of updates you are looking for:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886

Go through this page and you will end up with the best CD/DVD you could
want.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Michael Kantor" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I want to reinstall XP Pro when I get a new hard drive, its nice to have a
> fresh system sometimes. The disc I have is already patched with Service Pack
> 2, and I was wondering how I would go about applying newer patches to it's
> contents and just burning a new copy so it is as updated as possible at the
> time of the installation.
>
> I remember reading a long time ago that update files can be extracted and
> applied directly to the i386 folder, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about
> this because I don't have the specific update files that have been released
> after SP2. If I get a hold of them would it be a straightforward copy/paste
> or do they need to be compressed somehow? Can I just use the files from my
> current windows installation sense those are the updated ones? This would be
> assuming I had a list of them from somewhere, which I don’t.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Michael