

Last count it was over 100 for me! That took an inordinate amount of time to download, not to mention all the re-boots that were necessary to complete their installation. Not so much for the installation itself but the biggest burden is all those Updates that have happened in the interim. The last time I did a clean installation of Windows 7 it took a very long time. Next time you decide to do a complete clean install of Windows 7 you won’t have to plug in your SP1 disc nor will you have to wait for umpteen megabytes of downloads to get your Windows system up to date. Basically, what it involves is combining the original Windows 7 installation with the following Service Pack 1 and all the security updates that have followed since your original installation. Slipstreaming is a great concept and a very useful timesaver. In this article I’ll tell you about slipstreaming and how to slipstream Windows 7, the Service Pack 1 update, and the most recent updates since SP1 was published. Deciding whether you want to slipstream Windows 7 depends on if you know what slipstreaming is.
