slipstreaming

hi readers,
I have toshiba laptop 4mths old, Came with a recovery
disk ,all the files are zipped . racking my brain ,whats left of it.

Contemplating making a disk ,with the forthcoming SP3, can i use the i386
folder initially. I don't think it would work straight off the

recovery disk. comments appreciated.
deejaydee

No, you cannot use any files from a PC manufacturer's
recovery disk to slipstream a Service Pack.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"deejaydee" <davidjohn.d@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:%23hViJPHiIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
hi readers,
I have toshiba laptop 4mths old, Came with a recovery
disk ,all the files are zipped . racking my brain ,whats left of it.

Contemplating making a disk ,with the forthcoming SP3, can i use the i386
folder initially. I don't think it would work straight off the

recovery disk. comments appreciated.
deejaydee

It depends on what the "recovery disk" consists of.
In the case of my Dell laptop, the "recovery disk" is a
Vista installation disk (not just an image of an installation,
according to Dell tech reps), and if it really is, I should
be able to slipstream Vista's SP1 onto a copy of it.

*TimDaniels*


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> No, you cannot use any files from a PC manufacturer's
> recovery disk to slipstream a Service Pack.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
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>
> "deejaydee" asked:
> hi readers,
> I have toshiba laptop 4mths old, Came with a recovery
> disk ,all the files are zipped . racking my brain ,whats left of it.
>
> Contemplating making a disk ,with the forthcoming SP3, can i
> use the i386 folder initially. I don't think it would work straight
> off the recovery disk. comments appreciated.
>
> deejaydee
>
>
>
>