Slipstream XP

I finally decided to delve into the world of slipstreaming. My mission is to have a nice and updated OEM XP Home install CD for when I work on other people's computers. Starting with an XP Home OEM with SP2 CD, I used nLite to copy the XP installation CD files into a folder, then when prompted, pointed to the SP3 downloaded installer. NLite did its thing, integrating the service pack into the installation.

I used this image to install XP onto a virtual machine. I went to Windows Update and got a list of all updates post SP3. Then, I went to the MS Download Center and looked up all of these updates and downloaded the individual installers (EXE's). I only paid attention to the Windows updates, not the IE or Outlook Express updates.

I started over with nLite again, this time after integrating the SP3 installation, I selected all of the update files when prompted. These were then integrated as well.

So, I should have an install CD now that contains not only SP3, but the first round of updates after SP3, right? Did I do this correctly? I installed onto a virtual machine again, and it installed fine. I guess my question is, can I trust it? I don't like the fact that I cannot SEE the updates anywhere. When I return to Windows Update, it no longer displays the updates that I integrated.

Also, is it possible to go ahead and integrate .NET, Windows Media Player 11, and IE7 into the installation? Or should a person just stick with the basic Windows install first, then just do the other updates via Windows Update as usual?

PK