Talk:Slipstream (computing)

Introduction of the term

"The term is believed to have been introduced by CoffeeCup Software in 1996". Does anyone have a reliable verifiability source for this?

Hardly. I wrote to Nick Longo personally long ago and he wasn't able to provide any evidence. Furthermore what he kept referring to as "slipstreaming" in our mail exchange isn't what we define in this article; so he might have invented or reinvented the term, per se, but not the practice that we currently denote by that term (see also: Wikipedia:Verifiability). —Gennaro Prota ^•Talk 06:17, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Benefits?

At the moment there is no real mention of the benefits of slipstreaming, for example, SP2 onto a Windows XP install disc. My understanding was that making your own XP SP2 installation disc through slipstreaming left you with a cleaner install of Windows than if you had installed from your original CD and then patched SP2 on top of this. Is this method actually better? Rufous 15:49, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For the home users? It saves time if you constantly format and reinstall your OS. For business users? Sure, when you reinstall the OS to the system you can have all the hotfixes/updates you want already installed and therefore do not have to individually update computers. Imagine the time this saves for the person administrating say 100 PCs.--droptone 23:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It can have benefits for home users. Most won't see the benefit. However, some home enthusiasts reinstall once every 1-2 months, and that can save a substantial amount of time. Also, I've seen benchmarks on slipstream vs. non slipstreamed Windows XP, and the slipstream performs better (I'd guess that the fact that it is a "fresh" install helps). --14:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

for the home user can make the system run smoothly/faster? for example at the moment I have 4 updates for Java(TM) 4 for J2SE, and 159 for windows. Would I notice any difference is I would create a Slipstreamed version? If yes, I think that the information should be in the article. --77.184.45.126 (talk) 19:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's faster and easier to install with a slipstreamed disc and also if the disc is built wisely can install less unneeded bloat on your system if you consider it a bug to have bloat and more stuff than you need if you consider it a feature. The "normal" microsoft windows install disc installs the amount of bloat someone who isn't you chose. User:Pedant (talk) 07:39, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another use

I've also heard 'slipstream' be used in the sense of changing files in a currently running network or web application without needing to place the application, or a portion of it, into maintenance mode (in other words, taking it down). If this can be verified as an encyclopedic use of the term, would there be an objection to adding it? Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 17:35, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category of one

This is a category made up from a single member: Windows. The article is written in general terms, but it is clear that it only talks about slipstreaming Windows XP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.226.142.73 (talk) 13:25, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]