Just in case you’re in the need to install SharePoint and you want to incorporate the latest updates into your install – there is a better way than installing SharePoint and then start wssv3sp2-kb953338-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe and officeserver2007sp2-kb953334-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe.

Using a slipstreamed install you can install all updates during the initial installation, thus saving you a lot of time you would have spend to install the updates otherwise.

1. Copy the SharePoint installation CD onto a network share
2. Download of SP2 for Windows SharePoint Services as well as Office SharePoint Server
3. Extract SP2 for Windows SharePoint Services using the /extract switch to the Updates folder within the install-folder of the SharePoint CD (wssv3sp2-kb953338-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:[path to install-folder\Updates]).
4. Extract SP2 for Office SharePoint Server using the /extract switch to the Updates folder within the install-folder of the SharePoint CD (officeserver2007sp2-kb953334-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:[path to install-folder\Updates]).
5. Delete wsssetup.dll from the Updates folder, because this migth cause a conflict with svrsetup.dll.

The same way applies to cumulative updates. Important is to keep the chronological order of the updates (oldest first!) as well as to first apply WSS updates before MOSS updates. So you should first integrate the December CU for WSS and then the December CU for MOSS.

This can even be applied to Language-Packs.

1. Download of the needed Language-Pack.
2. Extract the Language-Pack using the /extract switch.
3. Download of Language-Pack updates.
4. Extract the Language-Pack updates using the /extract switch.
5. Copy the extracted files from step 4 to the Updates folder within the extracted files of step 2.