onyone got good links to slipstreaming win 7 disk

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I am about to get a SSD and want a fresh install of Win7 however my disk was bought with the initial launch of win 7 therefore I don't fancy downloading and updating all these updates again is there a way to burn my current win7 setup to disk so that i will have an up to date install disk?
 
thanks monkey that will help. i'm going to try sundances link but i'll use the iso from your link in the process..
 
mrbell1984 said:
I hate slipstreaming using the apps people make it's best to use direct downloads from MS/DR. That's why I posted the links on my site.
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The point of msfn is that 99% of them are either developers or major sysadmins all working to one goal of producing the easyest deployment method, slipstreaming being only a part of that.
 
for the OP who just wants to get windows on his new SSD, what exactly is the point of slipstreaming updates? downloading them all will take just as much bandwidth as using windows update and making a new ISO/usb stick will be considerably more effort for no gain.

if you re-install windows every 5 minutes or you have to deploy dozens of machines then sure, slipstreaming makes perfect sense. but for a one off.....:confused:
 
the tools there just make things easier to do Like adding you CD key SATA drivers and so on that's why I pointed him that way no need to be confused, take a look yourself and I'm sure you would be surprised!
 
marc2003 said:
for the OP who just wants to get windows on his new SSD, what exactly is the point of slipstreaming updates? downloading them all will take just as much bandwidth as using windows update and making a new ISO/usb stick will be considerably more effort for no gain.

if you re-install windows every 5 minutes or you have to deploy dozens of machines then sure, slipstreaming makes perfect sense. but for a one off.....:confused:
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My thoughts too. There is hardly that many updates for 7 yet
 
BigBoy said:
the tools there just make things easier to do Like adding you CD key SATA drivers and so on that's why I pointed him that way no need to be confused, take a look yourself and I'm sure you would be surprised!
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yes, i did use the confused smiley. it looks like you completely missed the words that came before it.
 
All I did was offer advice as to where there was information on slipstreaming and options of how it can be done! No need for the sarcastic remarks.

/me steps away from the thread as his ideas are viewed as not needed by some!
 
Tbh the simple answer is just putting a win 7 sp1 iso on a usb drive and leaving it. I've got a 5 year old 4GB that came free with some rubbish sitting on my desk at all times, it's much faster than installing from a disk ever was. More importantly it's reliable, slipstreaming can cause issues further down the line. Besides, as stated, it make no sense for a one off install.

Take 1, cheap, 4GB usb drive.
1 official SP1 iso from digital river.
1 windows 7 usb tool.
Keep it on your desk from now on.

Pain free, quick, reliable. Just remember to change boot priority in the bios one your done :D
 
Azuse05 said:
More importantly it's reliable, slipstreaming can cause issues further down the line. Besides, as stated, it make no sense for a one off install.
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Got any examples of that? As I also though applying a SP post installation was always the more risky option besides taking time.

Edit: To OP; I don't think slipstreaming media was supported in Vista (when I originally checked anyway), so may be it's the same for W7.
 
The reason for the slipstream was that I had install issues with SP1 and a few days of installing the updates 1 by 1. Several others had similar problems with failed updates and the Pc hanging.
 
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