the debate is this:

either

install every hotfix (eg. for windows update, new arabic fonts etc and japanese ime hotfixes) for everything so i have a fully updated cd. benefits are old files are replaced with newer ones. cons: updates files for things i will NEVER use.

install only hotfixes in need (for WMP11, IE7, critical updates etc). benefits: potentially less conflicts coz not installing so mamny updates. possibly less problems in the future. cons: not all files updates

what should i do?

also is it possible to remove outlook expreess w/o screwing up windows/ie7 etc???

cheers

http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/ this update pack has everything in it you need and the best part is you can use it with nLite and still strip out the crap...

I remove OE all the time and I haved used IE7 since beta2.

http://web.clicknet.ro/boooggy/ here is a specially built slipstreamer for WMP11 that can also be used in conjunction with nLite.

yes ive doen all thtat...thanks

im just wondering (this will be my 2nd slipstreamed cd) if its worth including all the hotfixes that i never will need, e.g for wundows update, japanese characters update, high mat cd burning plugin etc) or should i just leave them out as i have been ATM (and just including all the relevant ones for me and the critical updates)

cheers

Nope Ryans is all you really need.

This issue is really just a matter of personal preference. Some ppl want to have nearly all the fixes installed, but personally then i only want to have updates installed that really serves a purposse i.e. which is important for either security or stability, and which then means that i install all high priority updates(except IE7 and WGAN), and don't install any optional fixes at all, as they only adress minor issues. Additionally, then i don't like the idea of having any unofficial updates installed either. For ppl that feel the same as me, then Xable's XUDPack is a great alternative to RyanVM's pack.

Xable's XUDPack :
http://www.udp.xable.net

Or as Kelsenellenelvian allready said, then if you want to have most of the optional fixes also installed + some unofficial fixes which supercedes the official ones, then instead go for :

RyanVM's Pack :
http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html

...Just to let ppl know that there are more than one way to skin the cat(or something like that)

And please change your avatar, boobs don't need to be on every web page.

I use only bare SPK2, the other updates are not needed if you have security of your pc covered.