Thanks for this very detailed guide.

Just to put the comments all in one place:

1. MSICabExtract link needs updating (as in the other thread)
2. WGA: no hacked DLL needed (as in the other thread)
3. Step 5: WindowsMedia9-KB885492 now replaced by KB911565
4. STEP 7: when I tried both commands worked.


But note this won't work in WinXP (it won't download), only in Win 2000.

5. STEP 8: CDROM_IS.5 for Server version.
6. STEP 8 and 12: boot.bin and mksiofs

I notice the prog now uses boot.img and cdimage also.

7. STEP 8: Create a boot sector file

I notice the prog could now do this for you.

Two more suggestions:
• STEP 9: not sure, but perhaps using Win 2003's ntldr and NTDETECT.COM would even be better than XP's?
• Could the guide be made into a doc or pdf?

For the sake of completeness:
CDROM_IP.5 = Professional
CDROM_IS.5 = Server
CDROM_IA.5 = Advanced Server
CDROM_ID.5 = Datacenter Server

Maybe it's best to suggest both. Some people like XP's better and other prefer the 2K3's. XP's bootfiles seem to load Win2K faster on my dual Athlon64 computer when set to "ACPI Multiprocessor PC".