From: /m 

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:08:54 +1000, John Beckett
 wrote:

>"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>news::
>> Interesting site:
>>
>> http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/
>>
>> He's created a batch auto XP updater to slipstream all post XP SP2 patches
>> into a CD install.
>
>I've half-heartedly investigated this sort of thing for quite a while.
>Thanks for this new tip.
>
>One fundamental problem that I don't think I could overlook is the issue
>that you would be (I think) downloading updates from Ryan's site, rather
>than directly from Microsoft. I suppose the updates are signed in some
>clever way ... although whether that is checked during an unattended
>install (which is how I think you say they are installed), I'm not sure.
>
>I wonder what the legality of Ryan distributing Microsoft's updates is.

Along those lines, and having just gone through an IT audit, I doubt if
using this process would pass any manner of corporate auditing.

And now for something so very different for this august newsgroup, an
on-topic follow-up question -- why in the world doesn't Microsoft create
this type of roll-up distribution CD?

 /m

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