slipstreaming from sp2 to sp3

[thordog]

Have tried to slipstream sp3 into win2k sp2.  Install looks ok until it requests the cd containing sp2.  Not the desired result.  Any help would be appreciated.

[drOid]

put this file in the root of your directory CDROMSP2.TST.  It worked 4 me.  GOOD LUCK...we all need it.

[thordog]

I tried it, but no luck.  Thanks anyway.

[Twinkie]

Replace the txtsetup.sif file with the new modified SP3 one.  May be your problem anyway.

[thordog]

Actually got it to work by using the sp3 patch for loader.exe on Bink\'s site.  Also, used his procedure to make the cd.  Only difference was that I included both cdromsp2.tst and cdromsp3.tst.  Worked fine.

Still have not been able to make the procedure work for the win2k 3in1 following the directions on your site even with the patched loader.exe file.  Last time I tried using w2kall.bin but got the \"NTLDR not found\" error.

[Space Between]

Well you need to rethink what is happening with only those 2 files man.

If it says please insert service pack to you have either done one of two things

You deleted the .tst for sp2 from the root of the file and you forgot to update your txtsetup.sif in the setup directory not the i386.

Or you kept the .tst for sp2 in the root of the folder...but again forgot to update your txtsetup.sif file so now your not actually installing sp3 yoru installing sp2.

now if you deleted the sp2.txt from the i386 directory but kept it in the setup directory (like wpro...not uneglishwpro just incase your confused on that) you are still installing sp2.

this can go many ways here...but i think you see that you have to update your sp2.tst in the root of the directory to sp3.txt (that\'s not the real name i forget so i call them sp.tst)  and the txtsetup.sif in the stup dir (wpro) to have it work right.


Your patch can work too but as we all know to patch something is not a clean way, but in ways, dirty.

Now you can\'t as far as i know, get tricky with it and keep all 3 sp\'s like that. I think some files do no matter what get updated no matter if they are in the sp3.cab or not.
But if you wanted you could try to copy 3 setup dir\'s for each 2k and see if it works. I think it just would act like it is install sp1 but really copy over files from the sp3 alos...or might not work at all.

[Fjellu]

I would suggest you use the Gold version W2K for slipstreaming purposes. the SP3 package contains a method for checking a PC with diffrent kinds of files SP\'s and hotfixes. It seems that it do not work quite as good with a already slipstreamed version of W2K, for burning purposes.

[Space Between]

Ok can you send me the Gold Version??? I don\'t know where to download it...in fact is it even free???

[Fjellu]

The \"gold\" in gold version is the first release, Windows 2000 Pro original, if you want. Without any modifications or prior service packs or hotfixes.