Another slipstream question...

[whattaguy]

My laptop has SP2 on it, and I don't really like it for reasons I will not get into.

I am going to upgrade my PC with a new mobo, cpu, and ram which is going to require a reformat afterwards. My Windows XP Pro CD is an older version without SP1 on it, so I would like to create a slipstreamed cd with SP1 and all other updates. The problem is that I don't know which files to download at Microsoft's site.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

 

[Navid]

This is where you can get SP1 from.
http://www.microsoft.com/windo...dates/sp1/default.mspx

This is where you can get a critical update rollup.
http://www.microsoft.com/downl...2c2&DisplayLang=en

This is an individual critical update that has followed.
http://www.microsoft.com/downl...795&DisplayLang=en


However, I am not sure how safe this is going to be unless you go to windows update to make sure that you are not missing any critical updates.

WARNING:
I personally use windows update and also use service packs as soon as they are released. I just searched the Microsoft site and found these critical updates. It is very likely that I have missed some.

 

[MrChad]

I don't see why you would want to do this. Eventually, you're going to need SP2, as I imagine Microsoft is not going to update two XP codebases for security updates indefinitely.

 

[Phoenix86]

(copied from my post in another thread, just as applicable here).

You folks realize SP2 isn't some sort of "optional" patch... It's a service pack. What part of "critical update" did you think was unnecessary? You can do what you want with your computer, but your going to be vulnerable to exploits that don't affect SP2. There have ALREADY been exploits released that affect WXP gold and SP1, but not SP2.

If you don't patch your putting yourself in the same boat as all those people who got hit with blaster/sasser. If they had SP1, they would have been protected. You will be in a similar situation at one point.

Remember, most all exploits are known and patched BEFORE the malware writers use the exploits. If your patched, your MUCH safer. Secutiry is practiced in layers, you may be doind just fine on other layers, but if you skip the SP, your software layer has holes.

 

[RobsTV]

There is no reason to use SP2 "at this time".
Sure, "after" SP2 is patched, updated and the bugs are gone, it will be needed.
But, the way it is currently, I won't expect it to be ready for all to run this year.
It wouldn't suprise me if MS pulled SP2 completely, and re-released it after they get it right.
They know how bad it is, and they do not "require" it at this time. It is optional!!!!!!

Just install a router, good AV program, and run spyware detection regularly, as well as all the other Win updates except SP2.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: RobsTV
There is no reason to use SP2 "at this time".

I completely disagree with that comment. SP2 is a required update, and adds major enhancements and fixes major exploits to the Windows operating system. A non-SP2 system is vulnerable, no matter what additional software you have loaded.

It wouldn't suprise me if MS pulled SP2 completely, and re-released it after they get it right.
They know how bad it is, and they do not "require" it at this time. It is optional!!!!!!

I think the fact that exploits hurt non-SP2 systems and don't hurt SP2 systems makes it pretty apparent that statement is wrong. The problem-to-successfull-installation rate of SP2 installs is tiny, and centered around just a few areas (out of date or bad BIOSs and AMD64 systems being the only two that come to mind.)

Just install a router, good AV program, and run spyware detection regularly, as well as all the other Win updates except SP2.

Why not just install SP2 to begin with, and remove/resolve the problem at the source? All of that's good advice, certainly, but now that there's a safer way, why not take advantage of it too - in addition to those steps?