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April 14, 2006 11:16 AM PDT

Boot Camp Special Report: Slipstreaming a Windows XP SP2 disc

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There is an independently posted method for slipstreaming the Windows XP SP2 upgrade to a normal Window XP (grafting the update to the original disc to create a full Windows XP SP2 installation).

Jorge Padilla, meanwhile, offers an easier solution.

"For years now I've used a Windows program called Nlite to slipstream service packs to my original Windows XP installation disc. It also allows you to create unattended setups of computers (quite handy) and also lets incorporate drivers and patches. I haven't tested incorporating the apple drivers, but it should be possible."

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    by alanrh April 16, 2006 10:02 AM PDT
    Here's a very detailed howto for slipstreaming XP2:

    http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
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