Anyway of slipstreaming SP1 on to W7 install

jimbo45 · 09 Feb 2011

Hi there
I think I asked this a while ago but couldn't find if it had been resolved.
Now that SP1 is "almost" available to us has anybody devised a method of "Slipstreaming" this into the W7 base install.

I need to perform some brand new W7 installs and it would be great to have SP1 slipstreamed right from the start rather than download maybe 200 updates and then apply SP1 manulally.

Cheers
jimbo

mickey megabyte · 09 Feb 2011

see here

haven't tried it myself - i'm still waiting for 'offcial'. :)

Bill2 · 09 Feb 2011

RT7lite is the most popular way.

RT Se7en Lite - FAQ

Make sure you download the latest version.

You can do it manually but its tedious and you may or may not end up with a good image. Another option (best in my opinion) is to wait for the technet isos.

pparks1 · 09 Feb 2011

RT7Lite is what I suggested to you before (If you update W7 regularly you don't need SP1)

I used it (with the RC1 SP1) and it worked ok. It was pretty darn slow, but it did what it was supposed to do.

jimbo45 · 09 Feb 2011

Hi there
Thanks

I knew i'd posted this before but for some reason I couldn't find it again.
I'll try this --the speed doesn't matter --I just don't want tohave to download zillions of updates for about 20 workstations.

Cheers
jimbo

pparks1 · 09 Feb 2011

jimbo45 said:

Hi there
Thanks

I knew i'd posted this before but for some reason I couldn't find it again.
I'll try this --the speed doesn't matter --I just don't want tohave to download zillions of updates for about 20 workstations.

Cheers
jimbo

Or if the 20 workstations are the same you could install once, update once, run sysprep, image it, and then deploy the image. That's how I usually accomplish it.

Yeah, I sometimes have a hard time finding things I posted or I knew was posted. :)