From: Douglas Smith 

I agree MS should do this, but they aren't likely to even if large
corporate customers request it.  Therefore, if falls upon the users to do
what MS should be doing.   Besides, they think if you could D/L the
updated ISO, people would be stealing it right and left.

 - Doug.


In article , georger{at}nls.net says...
> "Douglas Smith"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.19712e90c301c70a9896ef{at}news.barkto.com...
>
> > To create a bootable, slip-stream service pack, see
> > http://www.duspinnst.com/bootcd.htm.  Don't know how you could add the
> > barrage of patches.  Mostly, I don't at our site as it is near
> > impossible for one person to test and rollout the plethora of patches to
> > 300 workstations.
>
> Why should millions users have to do this millions of times instead of MS
> doing it once each time a new patch is released?
>
> When I want an up to date version of Knoppix, I go to www.knoppix.com and
> download the latest build. I don't have to fritz around with finding
> patches, making slipstream cd's, none of this nonsense. I download an iso
> file, click on it and burn a CD, presto I'm current. That is a really nice
> advantage over the way it works with Windows.
>
> Geo.
>
>
>

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