Would this work?

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:10 pm

Have a SP1a disk:

1. Slipstream SP2.
2. Slipstream Ryan's pack for XP2.
3. Slipstream SP3?

I know when I did a slipstream of SP2 and ryan's pack, then after a couple of reboots for other apps, installed SP3 and it was fine - even showed Ryan's updates which were not in SP3. But since I would overwriting files, would this not work/screw things up?

Thanks, sorry I hope it's not a redundant question

!!!

roirraWedorehT · Post by **roirraWedorehT** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:05 pm

No! Only slipstream SP3, and then if you want redxii's Post-SP3 Update pack (or wait for Ryan's).

I wouldn't recommend the way you listed, anyway. I would wait for Ryan to release his Post-SP3 Update Pack that will contain the stuff that even SP3 still doesn't.

crashfly · Post by **crashfly** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:06 pm

This is one of those *maybes*. Best way would be to *test* it. Depending on how specifically Ryan's pack updates the source would be if this works or not.

However, as roirraW "edor" points out, this is not the *recommended* way of doing this.

Slipstreaming SP2 and then SP3 would be the recommended way of doing this, with the use of a post SP3 update pack.

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:27 am

Hmm, figured as much, but thought worth a shot. Not in a rush to do a new slipstream. Thanks guys for the advice

mark strelecki · Post by **mark strelecki** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:17 am

roirraW "edor" is correct that ONLY SP3 should be slipstreamed in your example scenario.

Keep in mind that service packs are CUMULATIVE, so SP3 contains everything SP2 did, as well as SP1. It would be a duplication of effort to stream SP3 over SP2 over SP1, and in my mind would risk breaking something.

Simpler is better when it comes to software (and lots of other stuff).

Best practice is to use the latest available SP and then the appropriate addon packs, if available.

I am now using SP3 in all my XP installs and so far everything is working very well.

Thank you Ryan for a wonderful technology that works every time! I await your new post-SP3 pack with bated breath.

Greets from a first-time poster in Atlanta, GA. USA.

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:14 pm

Hey mark, welcome!

Reading rom the boards, Microsoft, etc. it says it's "recommended" to have SP2, but not mandatory. So just to play on the safe side, I'll slip 2 then 3, then whatever comes next.

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:46 pm

pen25jf, if you reread Microsoft's recommendation again, you should see that is referring to the situation of INSTALLING SP3, ie on a existing, running system. However, for SLIPSTREAMING, roirraW "edor" is, as usual, correct and MS agrees, and we have quoted from MS forums to prove it elsewhere in this forum. You only need to slip SP3.

Cheers and Regards.

roirraWedorehT · Post by **roirraWedorehT** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:25 pm

This kind of thing needs to get entered into one of those fact-or-fiction/urban legend web sites, like things you end up checking up on that have been forwarded umpteen times before they get to your email box. Grin.

I, myself, helped perpetuate the myth that perhaps it was best to slipstream SP2 first early on, but have since been convinced that we are in the free and clear to just slipstream SP0->SP3 straight through.

I heard that SP3 can only be correctly slipstreamed while continuously chugging screwdrivers until the process is finished. Well, at least it's more fun that way.