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   Why?  Microsoft has provided a mechanism for customers to create =
their own installs, with whatever changes and custom software they want =
or don't want.  Many folks use this.  George complains because he is too =
lazy.

Rich

  "Douglas Smith"  wrote in message =
news:MPG.197205c8617efa2e9896f0{at}news.barkto.com...
  I agree MS should do this, but they aren't likely to even if large=20
  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...
  >=20
  > > 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.
  >=20
  > Why should millions users have to do this millions of times instead =
of MS
  > doing it once each time a new patch is released?
  >=20
  > 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.
  >=20
  > Geo.
  >=20
  >=20
  >
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Why?  Microsoft has =
provided a=20
mechanism for customers to create their own installs, with whatever = changes and=20
custom software they want or don't want.  Many folks use =
this.  George=20
complains because he is too lazy.
 
Rich
 

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  message news:MPG.197205c=
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  agree MS should do this, but they aren't likely to even if large =
corporate=20
  customers request it.  Therefore, if falls upon the users to =
do what=20
  MS should be doing.   Besides, they think if you could D/L =
the=20
  updated ISO, people would be stealing it right and =
left. -=20
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  > > To create a bootable, slip-stream service pack, =
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