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> Given that I was the Windows NT 4.0 Workstation CD and the
> Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a CD, is there a way I can
> make a CD that will install Windows with SP6 already
> applied?

> I have found out how to do this with Windows 2000, but the
> website says it can't be done with NT. There are
> instructions on how to make the SP6 installer
> automatically run once installation is complete, but
> that's it.

> Since all a service pack does is replace a few files, I
> thought it would be easy to find the files and replace
> them on the CD, but can't find any info on how to do this.

> If anyone knows differently, let me know. OK, I know it's
> hardly a disaster, but it does seem a little silly to
> install all these files and then remove and replace them
> immediately afterwards!

> Thanks.

> >Actually, SP's often modify the registry too, so it's not
> simply a
> >matter of replacing old files.

> Mmm... well, I guess the computer has to know what SP is
> has *somehow* ;-)

> (I presume the registry itself is stored as a plain file
> *somewhere*)

> >"Slipstreaming", as it's called, is not available for
> NT4.  At least
> >AFAIK.

> Ah well... that's what the website I found says. It's a
> shame; would have been useful to install it on a partition
> larger than 4GB, but hey, I've got Ghost.

> I'm told Microsoft sells (or maybe used to sell?) CDs that
> install a copy of NT with the service pack already
> included - but maybe it just includes the SP executable
> and automatically runs it when done. Who knows...

> Thanks anyway.