Correct. Either SP1 or SP2 in the first step and then SP3 for the final is
sufficient, but the long way around is no big deal either.

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:M5YVj.1049$lQ1.355@trnddc02...
> BP wrote:
>> I just did exactly that now.....XP w/SP1 (Gold) slipstreamed in SP2. Then
>> I took that one with XP w/SP2 and slipstreamed in SP3.
>> Maybe its over-kill? I read here that you can go directly from XP w/sp1
>> (Gold) to SP3.
>> BP ó¿ó
>>
>> "anon" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
>> news:e6WyyfAtIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Would it be safer to slipstream SP-2 to my XP-Pro gold CD and then
>>> slipstream SP-3 to the CD I just created?
>>>
>>
>>
> Yes, Gold requires either 1 or 2 put in but not both. Then Sp3.
> PS. Just picking apart your wording a bit, I don't think you have to make
> cd's between steps. Put Gold on the HD, slipstream it with 1 or 2, then
> turn right around and apply sp3.