http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-sp1-for-techies-some-new-info-about-the-pack/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-sp1-for-techies-some-new-info-about-the-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-50932 Michael Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:09:17 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-sp1-for-techies-some-new-info-about-the-pack/#comment-50932 I don’t know if there is an official definition of the term “slipstream”. Slipstreaming was introduced with Windows 2000 and that time it just meant to run “update -s”. The parameter “s” supposedly stands for “slipstream”. From what I have read, this is not possible with Vista SP1. What you can do is to install Vista RTM, then install SP1 and then create a new image. That was already possible with Windows NT 4. (Actually, we do it this way since the cloning software ghost came out). So if your definition of the word is correct then slipstreaming was already possible with NT. Most Windows veterans probably would disagree here. I think the confusion came in when Microsoft started to speak of slipstreamed CDs. However, I agree that “offline installation” makes the idea behind slipstreaming clearer. I don’t know if there is an official definition of the term “slipstream”. Slipstreaming was introduced with Windows 2000 and that time it just meant to run “update -s”. The parameter “s” supposedly stands for “slipstream”. From what I have read, this is not possible with Vista SP1. What you can do is to install Vista RTM, then install SP1 and then create a new image. That was already possible with Windows NT 4. (Actually, we do it this way since the cloning software ghost came out). So if your definition of the word is correct then slipstreaming was already possible with NT. Most Windows veterans probably would disagree here. I think the confusion came in when Microsoft started to speak of slipstreamed CDs. However, I agree that “offline installation” makes the idea behind slipstreaming clearer.

]]> http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-sp1-for-techies-some-new-info-about-the-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-50876 Kevin Severud Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:08:56 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-sp1-for-techies-some-new-info-about-the-pack/#comment-50876 It appears "Offline Installation" is being confused with "slipstreaming". You can still integrate the SP1 bits into the RTM files and then create a bootable CD. What is broken is "offline installation" and so only affects prestaged install images (like what you'd create with the Windows Automated Installation Kit). Offline Installation is said to be fixed and should work for SP2. It appears “Offline Installation” is being confused with “slipstreaming”. You can still integrate the SP1 bits into the RTM files and then create a bootable CD. What is broken is “offline installation” and so only affects prestaged install images (like what you’d create with the Windows Automated Installation Kit). Offline Installation is said to be fixed and should work for SP2.

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