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December 9th 08, 12:06 AM
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It is my understanding that SP3 includes SP2. Is that
correct? The reason I ask is because I slipstreamed XP Pro SP3 with Autostreamer using XP Pro SP2 from a previous slipstream, and the resulting .iso file size is 626,184 KB. I repeated the process using the original 2002 XP Pro disk with the SP3 update and the .iso size is 606,730 KB, about 20 MB smaller. The only reason I can think of for the different iso file sizes, is that the SP2 content within the SP3 update is more compact than that in the slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 iso file. I am curious as to which file size corresponds to others' results. 
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December 9th 08, 12:26 AM
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Ian D wrote:
It is my understanding that SP3 includes SP2. Is that correct? The reason I ask is because I slipstreamed XP Pro SP3 with Autostreamer using XP Pro SP2 from a previous slipstream, and the resulting .iso file size is 626,184 KB. I repeated the process using the original 2002 XP Pro disk with the SP3 update and the .iso size is 606,730 KB, about 20 MB smaller. The only reason I can think of for the different iso file sizes, is that the SP2 content within the SP3 update is more compact than that in the slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 iso file. I am curious as to which file size corresponds to others' results. As with all other service packs for Windows - it is cumulative. SP1a, SP2 and SP3. SP3 contains every fix that SP2 contains which contains every fix SP1a contains. Beyond that - 1100+ other fixes. 634,956KB (Size of one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs.) 929,844KB (Size of another one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs - including a LOT of drivers.) If you have a Windows XP CD with SP3 integrated - you have everything that was included in SP1a, SP2 and SP3. The size of your ISO could be affected by a number of things. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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December 9th 08, 04:06 AM
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"Ian D" wrote in message
... It is my understanding that SP3 includes SP2. Is that correct? yes -- Xandros
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December 9th 08, 09:40 PM
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Ian D wrote: It is my understanding that SP3 includes SP2. Is that correct? The reason I ask is because I slipstreamed XP Pro SP3 with Autostreamer using XP Pro SP2 from a previous slipstream, and the resulting .iso file size is 626,184 KB. I repeated the process using the original 2002 XP Pro disk with the SP3 update and the .iso size is 606,730 KB, about 20 MB smaller. The only reason I can think of for the different iso file sizes, is that the SP2 content within the SP3 update is more compact than that in the slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 iso file. I am curious as to which file size corresponds to others' results. As with all other service packs for Windows - it is cumulative. SP1a, SP2 and SP3. SP3 contains every fix that SP2 contains which contains every fix SP1a contains. Beyond that - 1100+ other fixes. 634,956KB (Size of one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs.) 929,844KB (Size of another one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs - including a LOT of drivers.) If you have a Windows XP CD with SP3 integrated - you have everything that was included in SP1a, SP2 and SP3. The size of your ISO could be affected by a number of things. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Thanks. I burned both iso's to CD and got the following file/dir info: XP Pro 2002 SP2 SP3 - 7119 files in 537 directories XP Pro 2002 SP3 - 7117 files in 537 directories It looks like the extra 20MB is in the two extra files in the 'via SP2' route to SP3 from the original.
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December 15th 08, 07:32 AM
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Than why we should have SP2 before installing SP3?
-- Farhan "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Ian D wrote: It is my understanding that SP3 includes SP2. Is that correct? The reason I ask is because I slipstreamed XP Pro SP3 with Autostreamer using XP Pro SP2 from a previous slipstream, and the resulting .iso file size is 626,184 KB. I repeated the process using the original 2002 XP Pro disk with the SP3 update and the .iso size is 606,730 KB, about 20 MB smaller. The only reason I can think of for the different iso file sizes, is that the SP2 content within the SP3 update is more compact than that in the slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 iso file. I am curious as to which file size corresponds to others' results. As with all other service packs for Windows - it is cumulative. SP1a, SP2 and SP3. SP3 contains every fix that SP2 contains which contains every fix SP1a contains. Beyond that - 1100+ other fixes. 634,956KB (Size of one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs.) 929,844KB (Size of another one of my Windows XP SP3 ISOs - including a LOT of drivers.) If you have a Windows XP CD with SP3 integrated - you have everything that was included in SP1a, SP2 and SP3. The size of your ISO could be affected by a number of things. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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December 15th 08, 11:50 PM
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Farhan wrote:
Than why we should have SP2 before installing SP3? You don't have to. You must have at least Windows XP SP1, but SP2 is not necessary for installation of SP3 on an already functioning Windows XP installation. Also - no service packs have to be pre-integrated into a Windows Xp RTM CD before you can integrate SP3. As for *why* you must have at least SP1 installed on Windows XP before you can install SP3 onto it - I cannot honestly say - I would assume you need some component that did not exist until SP1... -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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