Yes. That was my entire point. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Douglas.Steinbrecher@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Douglas.Steinbrecher@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:04 PM To: mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [mssms] What da? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/hfdeploy.mspx According to this, we still can. Read under the section titled "Using QChain.exe". The second line states: "You can install SP2, and then install any number of post-SP2 updates without having to restart the computer between installations." So which article are we to believe??? I personally would like a definative answer from Microsoft before I begin to deploy anything now. I need to know if my method of deployment will be supported. - Doug Frank Monroe <Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: mssms-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/20/2004 10:35 AM Please respond to mssms To: "'mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: RE: [mssms] What da? In addition, some of the older deployment guides tell you to do the exact thing this article is telling you not to do. Hence, the "What da?" -----Original Message----- From: Douglas.Steinbrecher@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Douglas.Steinbrecher@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 11:25 AM To: mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [mssms] What da? It's my understanding that if you are trying to apply a hotfix after a service pack, such as in the example given in the article, you are trying to overwrite SP files with newer files. Isn't that the idea for Post service pack hot fixes? Frank Monroe <Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: mssms-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/20/2004 10:20 AM Please respond to mssms To: "'mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: RE: [mssms] What da? Isn't that what qchain is for? -----Original Message----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rtrent@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 11:01 AM To: mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [mssms] What da? That's understandable. There's the potential for overwriting SP files if you try to chain the service pack with HotFixes. HotFixes get superceded all the time. _____ From: mssms-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mssms-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Monroe Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:17 AM To: 'mssms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [mssms] What da? What da? < <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];884999> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];884999>