This is just a factual analysis continuation of the question of what happens when service packs are integrated (slip streamed) in succession on top of each other or the latest SP alone is integrated.

For the SP2 version of this question please click here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...t=0#entry851769

I can start by saying there are many differences, and here they are; but i do not know yet what the ramifications are of these differences.

Windows XP Pro x32(SP0 OEM)+SP3 vs. +SP1+SP2+SP3:

Edited April 20, 200917 yr by Cor'e =)

Windows XP Pro x32(SP0 OEM)+SP3 vs. +SP1+SP3:

Windows XP Pro x32(SP0 OEM)+SP3 vs. +SP2+SP3:

Edited April 20, 200917 yr by Cor'e =)

There shouldn't be any ramifications, it just tends not to clean out obsolete files, like SPx.cat/SPx.cab. Even Microsoft's image contains obsolete files, but they aren't referenced anywhere in the INFs so they are ignored by setup and take up space:

mmc.ch_

mstsc.ch_

mstsc.ex_

mstscax.dl_

plugin.oc_

rdsktpw.ch_

There shouldn't be any ramifications, it just tends not to clean out obsolete files, like SPx.cat/SPx.cab. Even Microsoft's image contains obsolete files, but they aren't referenced anywhere in the INFs so they are ignored by setup and take up space:

mmc.ch_

mstsc.ch_

mstsc.ex_

mstscax.dl_

plugin.oc_

rdsktpw.ch_

Yes, big SPx.cab|t files...! It looks like SP2 creates or updates your other listed files (except plugin.oc_), however, SP3 does not...

How did you confirm that these files may or should be deleted without ramifications?

mmc.chm == M$ Management Console Help

mstsc.chm&exe == M$ Remote Desktop Connection

mstscax.dll == M$ Terminal Services ActiveX Client

plugin.ocx == IE7 ActiveX Control

rdsktpw.chm == Remote Desktop overview Help

Edited April 20, 200917 yr by Cor'e =)

Those compressed files aren't referenced in dosnet.inf or txtsetup.sif.

There are newer remote desktop files on the disk that are used. Example, mstscax.dl_ was replaced with lhmstscax.dl_, but lhmstscax.dl_ is still extracted as mstscax.dll. mstscax.dl_ is obsolete. Plugin.ocx was made obsolete in a security update released for SP2 (KB912945).

mmc.chm is extracted from mmcS.ch_.

Edited April 23, 200917 yr by redxii