Re: Creating a bootable, slipstreamed Win2000 CD with all current
From: John John (audetweld_at_nbnet.nb.ca)
Date: 11/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:28:13 -0400
I think these .cat files are in the Qnnnnnn.exe, you have to expand them.
How to Slipstream Hotfixes That Replace Pre-Existing Driver Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814847
John
mike wrote:
mike wrote:
> Thanks, but this doesn't address my problem at hand. I'll worry about
> creating a bootable CD after I've been able to verify that Windows 2000
> installs with SP4 and all hotfixes in place.
>
> Again, I've followed the instructions provided by Article number 828930 and
> the instructions are incomplete. There are no .cat files for most of the
> hotfixes which the instructions insist on copying to the i386\svcpack folder.
> I'm sure this is of significance and probably explains why its not working
> but I don't know of a workaround -- how do I integrate these updates if there
> are no .cat files????
>
> Also, regarding the updates that use update.exe version 5.4.15.0 or later:
> After integrating these updates to the install share for win2k and attempting
> to run an over-the-network install it errors out while copying files (in the
> blue, text-based part of setup). It does this only after I've integrated
> these updates because it will copy all files fine after integrating SP4. Why
> is this? Is it related to installing over the network?? I do not have a CD
> burner at present as mine is broken. Would I need to run the install off a
> CD in order for all files to be copied? Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>neo [mvp outlook] provided this link not too long ago and says he likes it:
>>
>>Making a Bootable Windows 2000 CD with Service Pack Integrated
>>http://old.bink.nu/bootcd/
>>
>>and Jim Byrd, MS-MVP provided this link and he says it works like a charm:
>>http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s=a1ac3d0e67f563d8a4d2eca8be83700b&showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry2453585
>>
>>Search the newsgroup and you will find others...
>>
>>John
>>
>>mike wrote:
>>
>>>If anyone can help me out with this issue I would be very appreciative. I
>>>just need to know if anyone has successfully been able to create a bootable,
>>>slipstreamed win2k CD with all critical updates and service packs
>>>preinstalled. If someone has been able to successfully do this please let me
>>>know the steps you took! Thank you very much!
>>>
>>>"mike" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I've been having a real hard time getting this to work. I've been able to
>>>>create an administrative installation point and slipstream SP4 with Win2k.
>>>>When I go to install Windows using my admin install share it works perfectly
>>>>and SP4 is installed. However, if I've integrated any additional
>>>>hotfixes/updates in to the admin install point and run the install over the
>>>>network (using a TCP/IP boot disk)it fails to copy some files (it says its
>>>>unable to copy the file and gives me the option of skipping them). This is
>>>>happening with updates that use the update.exe version 5.4.15.0 or later
>>>>(which includes the option to integrate the update in to an admin install
>>>>point). When I run the update using the "/integrate:<admin install point>"
>>>>switch it claims to integrate successfully but when I try an over-the-network
>>>>install it errors out again while copying files. I've only been able to test
>>>>this by running the install over-the-network with a network boot disk so I'm
>>>>not sure if that has anything to do with it. Is there a reason why I'm
>>>>unable to install Windows after applying these updates and how do I resolve
>>>>it?
>>>>
>>>>Also...
>>>>
>>>>Since I was unsuccessfull in installing the "integratable" updates I decided
>>>>to try manually slipstreaming the "unintegratable" updates (i.e., the updates
>>>>that do not come with update.exe 5.4.15.0 or later.) to see if I could at
>>>>least get those to install. Unfortunately, I've not been able to get this to
>>>>work either. I've tried followed the instructions provided by article ID
>>>>828930 on how to include these updates in a Windows install I'm not able to
>>>>follow all the instructions. Basically, it states that every update should
>>>>have a catalog file (not the empty.cat file) that needs to be referenced in
>>>>the dosnet.inf file in order for the update to work. However, for most of
>>>>the updates there are no .cat files included except the empty.cat file which
>>>>it states to disregard. I skipped this step as it didn't apply and followed
>>>>the rest to a tee but after Windows installs seamlessly and I run Windows
>>>>Update the updates still show as needing to be installed. So how in the
>>>>world do I integrate updates and hotfixes that don't come with update.exe
>>>>version 5.4.15.0? The instructions Microsoft provides are not making sense.
>>
>>
> Thanks, but this doesn't address my problem at hand. I'll worry about
> creating a bootable CD after I've been able to verify that Windows 2000
> installs with SP4 and all hotfixes in place.
>
> Again, I've followed the instructions provided by Article number 828930 and
> the instructions are incomplete. There are no .cat files for most of the
> hotfixes which the instructions insist on copying to the i386\svcpack folder.
> I'm sure this is of significance and probably explains why its not working
> but I don't know of a workaround -- how do I integrate these updates if there
> are no .cat files????
>
> Also, regarding the updates that use update.exe version 5.4.15.0 or later:
> After integrating these updates to the install share for win2k and attempting
> to run an over-the-network install it errors out while copying files (in the
> blue, text-based part of setup). It does this only after I've integrated
> these updates because it will copy all files fine after integrating SP4. Why
> is this? Is it related to installing over the network?? I do not have a CD
> burner at present as mine is broken. Would I need to run the install off a
> CD in order for all files to be copied? Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>neo [mvp outlook] provided this link not too long ago and says he likes it:
>>
>>Making a Bootable Windows 2000 CD with Service Pack Integrated
>>http://old.bink.nu/bootcd/
>>
>>and Jim Byrd, MS-MVP provided this link and he says it works like a charm:
>>http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s=a1ac3d0e67f563d8a4d2eca8be83700b&showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry2453585
>>
>>Search the newsgroup and you will find others...
>>
>>John
>>
>>mike wrote:
>>
>>>If anyone can help me out with this issue I would be very appreciative. I
>>>just need to know if anyone has successfully been able to create a bootable,
>>>slipstreamed win2k CD with all critical updates and service packs
>>>preinstalled. If someone has been able to successfully do this please let me
>>>know the steps you took! Thank you very much!
>>>
>>>"mike" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I've been having a real hard time getting this to work. I've been able to
>>>>create an administrative installation point and slipstream SP4 with Win2k.
>>>>When I go to install Windows using my admin install share it works perfectly
>>>>and SP4 is installed. However, if I've integrated any additional
>>>>hotfixes/updates in to the admin install point and run the install over the
>>>>network (using a TCP/IP boot disk)it fails to copy some files (it says its
>>>>unable to copy the file and gives me the option of skipping them). This is
>>>>happening with updates that use the update.exe version 5.4.15.0 or later
>>>>(which includes the option to integrate the update in to an admin install
>>>>point). When I run the update using the "/integrate:<admin install point>"
>>>>switch it claims to integrate successfully but when I try an over-the-network
>>>>install it errors out again while copying files. I've only been able to test
>>>>this by running the install over-the-network with a network boot disk so I'm
>>>>not sure if that has anything to do with it. Is there a reason why I'm
>>>>unable to install Windows after applying these updates and how do I resolve
>>>>it?
>>>>
>>>>Also...
>>>>
>>>>Since I was unsuccessfull in installing the "integratable" updates I decided
>>>>to try manually slipstreaming the "unintegratable" updates (i.e., the updates
>>>>that do not come with update.exe 5.4.15.0 or later.) to see if I could at
>>>>least get those to install. Unfortunately, I've not been able to get this to
>>>>work either. I've tried followed the instructions provided by article ID
>>>>828930 on how to include these updates in a Windows install I'm not able to
>>>>follow all the instructions. Basically, it states that every update should
>>>>have a catalog file (not the empty.cat file) that needs to be referenced in
>>>>the dosnet.inf file in order for the update to work. However, for most of
>>>>the updates there are no .cat files included except the empty.cat file which
>>>>it states to disregard. I skipped this step as it didn't apply and followed
>>>>the rest to a tee but after Windows installs seamlessly and I run Windows
>>>>Update the updates still show as needing to be installed. So how in the
>>>>world do I integrate updates and hotfixes that don't come with update.exe
>>>>version 5.4.15.0? The instructions Microsoft provides are not making sense.
>>
>>
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