CD with SP4, what to do when SP5 comes out?

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Gerry Hickman

Hi,

I built two servers using the same bootable CD with integrated SP4 and
some custom drivers.

If I want to "add a component" such as SNMP, I get prompted for the "SP4
CD" (which is fine), but I was thinking what am I going to do with SP5
comes out? Even if I apply SP5 to the servers it will still prompt for
the "SP4 CD" when it wants something.
 
After you apply SP5 Windows 2000 should get those files from misc cab's and
from %windir%\servicepackfiles directory.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Hi,
|
| I built two servers using the same bootable CD with integrated SP4 and
| some custom drivers.
|
| If I want to "add a component" such as SNMP, I get prompted for the "SP4
| CD" (which is fine), but I was thinking what am I going to do with SP5
| comes out? Even if I apply SP5 to the servers it will still prompt for
| the "SP4 CD" when it wants something.
|
| --
| Gerry Hickman (London UK)
 
Hi Gerry

Dave's right, I believe.

In any case, I'm in the same boat, so when the time comes we'll find out.

Oli
 
Dave said:
After you apply SP5 Windows 2000 should get those files from misc cab's and
from %windir%\servicepackfiles directory.
Click to expand...

Thanks Dave, Oli,

I thought this is how it worked too, but when I went to add SNMP
yesterday, it wanted the "Service Pack 4 CD". I remember something about
a source path in the registry and wonder if this affects the behaviour
in any way depending on whether the original install was from a CD-ROM
or a network?
 
I was getting the impression that you installed the OS initially with an
integrated install CD-Rom. If this is the case then I believe it is expected
behavior.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Thanks Dave, Oli,
|
| I thought this is how it worked too, but when I went to add SNMP
| yesterday, it wanted the "Service Pack 4 CD". I remember something about
| a source path in the registry and wonder if this affects the behaviour
| in any way depending on whether the original install was from a CD-ROM
| or a network?
|
| --
| Gerry Hickman (London UK)
 
Dave said:
I was getting the impression that you installed the OS initially with an
integrated install CD-Rom. If this is the case then I believe it is expected
behavior.
Click to expand...

Yes, I decided to build the servers using a bootable integrated CD
instead of the network.
 
Look for the Reg_Sz strings;
"SourcePath"
and
"ServicePackSourcePath"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

(note that these paths are one level above the \i386 folder)

After you apply SP5 a %systemroot%\servicepackfiles dir should be created
and the Reg_Sz string "ServicePackSourcePath" should then point to the
actual resolved path %systemroot%\servicepackfiles

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Yes, I decided to build the servers using a bootable integrated CD
| instead of the network.
|
| --
| Gerry Hickman (London UK)
 
Thanks Dave,

It sounds llke we have some good options here, and this has basically
answered my original question.
 
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