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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Anonymous on February 21, 2002, 07:13:03 PM
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First off, I\'m using an OEM Windows 2000 Professional CD. I copy ALL files into some directory. Then I apply SP2 to that directory. Then I build the ISO with CDRWIN and test it in Virtual PC. It boots fine, starts the installation fine, but at some point in the installation it stops and reboots. It always does it at the same point ( configuring something-or-other). I forget exactly what it says. This method is suppposed to work with all Win2k cds, right? I did not disable entering the serial number, in case that had anything to do with it. Is there something else I need to do before or after applying SP2? Or is my CD not going to work with this?
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If you have 2k Datacenter you must of got it from a doggie place, this is because Datacenter has been only released to a few companies that Microsoft have directly approved.
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No, this is Pro, not datacenter or anything else. I\'ve been to a couple places and the bootsector that some sites offer for download differs. Is that something that could mess things up?
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Can\'t be the bootsector, you previously claimed that you were already able to boot from the CD. My guess is that you may have some corrupt files in the build.
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Well, this is perplexing me. I\'ve copied the whole Win2k cd contents into a folder, applied sp2 to it, and made a bootable iso. Here is the wierd part. I\'ve made the ISO about 5 or 6 times now, doing the exact same steps in the same order using the same methods and same files. Sometimes the install works, sometimes it doesn\'t. I thought that it might be something to do with Virtual PC (I haven\'t tried in a real pc yet), but even after rebooting my real pc and starting up VPC with the same ISO, I get the same results. The ones that work work, the ones that don\'t don\'t. Is there something else that could cause the ISO to be compiled differently each time or something? Or is it really something with VPC? Anyway, I\'ve just made one that is working, so I guess it\'s not that big of a deal, just kind of odd. I wish you could slipstream other updates into it. I hate having to reboot 5 times in a row...
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If you have some CD-\"builds\" that work and some that don\'t and failures are reproducable with the faulty \"builds\" i guess it\'s not about VirtualPC. But for testing purposes of W2K installations i\'d recommend the trial version of VMware, VMware is much more sophisticated and compatible than VirtualPC. It lacks some features of VirtualPC though; still better for trial-installations of OSs than VPC.
Another possibility (though it seems unlikely to me) is that your cd-writer doesn\'t work correctly with CDRWIN.
Another topic related to CDRWIN (nothing against you, just as a standalone-tip!): CDRWIN behaves odd sometimes if you apply a crack to it, somehow in the way you describe. If you have a cracked version it\'s likely to produce that sort of errors.
You can use either CDRWIN-Trial just to build the ISO image and burn it using a program that works (=is not cracked or whatever), or use cdrecord/mkisofs for Win32 by Joerg Schilling; it\'s a bit more complicated to use than CDRWIN or e.g. Nero, but its freeware and GPL so no hassle about possible errors because of a cracked version.
Please note, this all was just an \'if\'! cdrecord/win32 is never the less a good tip imo, you can get it here.
greetz
crizp
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Right. I know about the whole crack issue with CDRWIN, so I\'m using it in shareware/trial mode. I\'m only building an ISO, as burning it at 1x would take forever. Also don\'t want to waste CDs. I guess it\'s a non-issue now as I\'ve got a working image.
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