"Massimo" <barone@mclink.it> wrote in message
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> That is exactly how to do it. It means two slipstreaming processes to
>> reach an integrated XP SP3 cd. That's OK.
>>
>> The problem is not that you can't slipstream XP Gold and SP3 directly.
>> The slipstreaming process works. It's the result that is the problem.
>> Using such a slipstreamed cd to install XP may produce an unreliable
>> operating system.
>
> Any sources about this issue?
> This looks quite strange to me, aren't service packs cumulative?
>
>
> Massimo
>

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
"Windows XP Service Pack 3 is a service pack that is cumulative back to the
last currently-supported service pack. This means that Windows XP Service
Pack 3 contains all the fixes that were included with Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2). If you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3),
you do not have to install Windows XP SP2.

Note You must have either Windows XP Service Pack 1a or Windows XP Service
Pack 2 installed in order to install Windows XP Service Pack 3."