You can, and it does have it's advantages. With most of the hotfixes/updates with unattended, there is a reboot after each install. If you slipstream them you will bypass all the rebooting.
Personally I only slipstreamed in sp2 for xp, I wasn't about to take the time to do all the hotfixes. I think adding the drivers is the same as $oem$\$1 -- Chris Liles System Analyst Air2Web, Inc. 1230 Peachtree St. N.E. 12th Floor Atlanta, GA 30309 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Atom Powers Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 11:59 AM To: Chris Bradshaw Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Unattended] Can I use nLite, slipstreaming? Chris Bradshaw wrote: >Hi.... > >Somewhat newbit question.... > >I was just wondering if unattended can be made to work (without undue >effort) if I use nLite to slipstream MS hotfixes (eg: RyanVM's Update >Pack) or integrate drivers into the WinXP/2k3 OS file tree? > > Slipstreaming is very easy since it works directly on the OS setup tree. Unattended also has some pretty good scripts to make driver-installation easy. >I have tried to use nLite to integrate drivers with XP, but during the >install it complained about missing files.... > >I then tried to use nLite to slipstream hotfixes with XP, but again >during the install it complained about missing files....(things like >.fon and .dll files).... > > Never used nLite, most of the patches have a slipstream option. Check out the MS KB. >I am guessing that the problem is that nLite and slipstreaming was >intended for the WINNT.SIF method of unattended installations, but the >unattended.sourceforge.net way uses an unattended.txt file + DOS mode >for initial install......am I near the mark? > > I don't know about nLite, but slipstreaming shouldn't care what your install method is, it just patches the OS setup tree. The unattend.txt/Unattended method is, I think, better because you can script it to install patches, applications, drivers, etc that can not be slipstreamed. >Thanx in advance > >Chris Bradshaw. > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language >that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast >and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=k&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 >_______________________________________________ >unattended-info mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers-- Systems Administrator DigiPen Institute of Technology (425) 895-4443 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
