Best way to include Windows updates into an installation?

[Columbo]

So yesterday I had to format my in-laws laptop an re-install XP which took about 45 mins.

However 4 hours past that it had only just finished installing all the updates needed.

So for future reference whats the best way of trying to include all these within an ISO to make things a lot simpler?

 

[Columbo]

Cheers for that Crash superb advice.

I've 'nLited' an ISO this afternoon which includes what you have posted above so hopefully should it need the same thing again it'll a far quicker process.

 

[Columbo]

nlite is so old now, I wouldn't use it for slipstreaming new updates.

When it was in development, I was on the alpha testing team. Almost every month a new update would break the functionality of something when slipstreamed with nlite. Since there have been hundreds of Windows updates since the last nlite update. There's bound to be a minefield of incompatabilities.

It's safe for slipstreaming service packs and drivers, but beyond that I wouldn't insert anything else into the disc.

Autopatcher is a good way of updating post install.

I formatted my laptop last night and used the ISO I created. It worked perfectly and is running fine so I'm not really sure why I would need anything else.

It took about 45 mins from format to finish with no further updates found on WU.

And Lizard I have no idea about what you have posted fella

 

[Columbo]

Ah right, so if I'd took this a step further and tried to integrate something like Adobe Lightroom then it might not play so friendly?