Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> 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.
>

I wonder why does Microsoft have an exception in this para:

"You can run the SP3 update package on any edition of Windows XP SP1 or SP2. For
example, you can run the SP3 update package on a computer running the Windows XP
Media Center Edition with SP1. The exceptions are Embedded editions for XP."
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en#filelist>

The last sentence seems to suggest that Windows XP Gold can be slipstreamed with
SP3. I shall try this tonight and install it in virtual PC to see if the
properties page does show something like this:

http://www.geocities.com/xfsgpr/untitled.JPG

hth