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2. Extract the SP1 files to a folder somewhere.
3. Tell the SP1 installer to integrate the new SP1 files in your i386 folder like so:
sp1.exe /integrate:folder-location
Be aware that folder-location is the name of the folder that contains the i386 folder. So, for
example, if the i386 folder with the Setup programs is in e:\i386, then you’d type
sp1.exe /integrate:e:\
This is what I meant when I said that the folder must be named i386—the /integrate option
expects it. You cannot convince the SP1 installer to integrate its files with RTM 2003 Setup files
unless you call the folder i386, oddly enough.
Once the integration’s done, you get a confirmation dialog box telling you that “Integrated
install has completed successfully.” Now you’ve got an up-to-date I386 setup folder ready to roll
out servers sporting SP1 right out of the maternity ward!
Now that you’ve got SP1 on your system, let’s see what it can do. Turn the page, and you’ll learn
about its first neat tool—Access-Based Enumeration.
Summary
SP1 may be the biggest patch in history (at least until 2003 SP2), but it’s worth getting and installing.
As you saw in this chapter, Microsoft’s offered us a pile of options to both acquire and apply SP1.
If you’ve not rolled it out yet, I’d recommend considering it.
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