Welcome to the beginner's section of the guide. This portion is intended solely to get your CD updated and create a basic Unattended disc. What this means, is that you get your CD/DVD updated with the latest service packs and hotfixes and automating the majority of Windows Setup.

What you will need:

• A Windows CD. This portion of the guide is applicable with Windows 2000 through Windows 2003.
• The Service Pack you wish to use for your operating system. You will need the NETWORK INSTALL. It's the larger of the two options to download. Windows 2000 SP4 - Windows XP SP1a - Windows XP SP2
• The Deployment tools for your operating system. This guide will cover the build for Windows XP SP2. Those can be found here

When testing your CD/DVD, instead of burning countless test discs, you could use a Virtual Machine. They're slightly slower, but you don't have to reformat your computer just to test your CD/DVD.

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Introduction

Beginner Introduction

• Step 1 - Creating a Local Source
• Step 2 - Slipstreaming Latest Service Pack
• Step 3 - Updating Setup Source with Latest Hotfixes
  
  • Getting the Hotfixes
  • Installing the Hotfixes
    
    • Post-SP2 Hotfix Switch
    • SVCPACK.INF Method
    • nLite
• Step 4 - Creating a Basic Unattended Setup
• Finalising and Testing the CD

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