Using W2k CD w/SP 4 added, but setup asks for SP 3 CD

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Wiz

Hello the group!

I am having a bit of a problem trying to use a Windows 2000 CD that has SP 4
included.

I originally had a Windows 98 system. I added another hard drive and
installed Windows 2000 from a CD with SP-3 onto it, thus creating a dual
boot computer. Fine. Then, after SP 4 was released I downloaded and
installed it, giving me a W2k SP 4 system on Drive #2 and W98 on Drive #1. I
decided to stop wasting time and an entire disk on W98, and want to upgrade
it to W2k, so I followed what I thought were the correct instructions to
create a CD that has SP4 included.

My computer won't boot from my W2k CD, so before exiting Windows I created
boot floppies using Makeboot.exe. I disconnected drive #2, with W2k
installed SP4, then rebooted the computer, with the bootdisk in, inserted
the other 3 diskettes as requested, told it where to install the new OS,
then repeatedly got a message to insert the CD with SP3 !

This is as far as setup will go. The CD I am using was created from my
downloaded SP4, from files in a folder on my hard drive, and the original MS
W2k with SP3 setup files. Can somebody send me a link to where I can find
correct detailed instructions on how to fold a service pack upgrade and new
upgraded makeboot files into a CD to do a reinstall? I am guessing that the
makeboot files are at fault, and were not upgraded when I extracted SP4 into
a new folder and burned them onto the CD.

Thanks for your indulgence.
 
I forgot to list the files that are in the root of my Win2k CD. They are:

Autorun.inf
CDROM_IP.5
CDROM_NT.5
cdromsp4.tst
READ1ST.TXT
README.DOC
SETUP.EXE
SPNOTES.HTM (Readme for Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4)
 
DL said:
If yr sys would not boot from the slipstreamed cd then the cd is
faulty/incorrectly done
http://www.thetechguide.com/articles/slipstream.html
One of many guides, simpy substitute sp4 for sp2
Click to expand...

DL;
Thanks for the pointer. I just used Nero to burn a bootable W2k CD, with the
slipstreamed SP4 included. However, I still have the old MAKEBOOT files on
the cd, in the BOOTDISK folder. How do I update those files so I can make an
SP4 diskette set, if needed?

Thx, Wiz
 
Whether the makeboot files were changed in sp4, I'm not aware.
Did you also follow the guide for making a bootable cd, for yr slipstreamed
copy?
I believe it states that nero doesnt work! - maybe an earlier version of
nero?
If the cd has been correctly done you should be able to boot from it, test
it.
 
DL said:
Whether the makeboot files were changed in sp4, I'm not aware.
Did you also follow the guide for making a bootable cd, for yr slipstreamed
copy?
I believe it states that nero doesnt work! - maybe an earlier version of
nero?
If the cd has been correctly done you should be able to boot from it, test
it.
Click to expand...

snip

DL;
You are right, the Nero bootdisk function didn't work. I will need to try
some of the other boot options. However, I did modify four entries in the
file named txtsetup.sif. They were pointing to sp3 and I simply changed them
to sp4. This file is on diskette #1, created from makeboot.exe. I will try
booting from this diskette and see if it allows me to get into setup. It's
slower than a bootable CD, but it is readily available, if it works.
 
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