[Kelsenellenelvian]

HEY Kurt!!! Please PM me with a messenger addy (Or yahoo, aim whatever) I have the compiler and am starting USP 5.2....

[Kurt_Aust]

February Hotfix Updates:

Deletions
Hotfix\280-Windows2000-KB921503-x86-ENU.EXE
Hotfix\380-IE6.0sp1-KB942615-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

Additions
Hotfix\410-Windows2000-KB942831-x86-ENU.EXE [596,848]
Hotfix\420-Windows2000-KB943055-x86-ENU.EXE [761,200]
Hotfix\430-IE6.0sp1-KB944533-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,211,272]

[Kurt_Aust]

March updates:

New version of the DirectX redistributable (Mar 08), extract it to \DirectX_9c [67,196,968] Direct link to .exe
MD5: E1E85376D4F03072B99FF0E9ED5DDE36
SHA1: 21AA91CA8E0CBB5FBB986F47A1CCDAD5D2984CAE

No other hotfix changes (so no change in the torent or 7-zip package either).

[Urge]

Kurt, I am a little confused on where to put the "Download the current Hotfix 7zip archive from eSnips, extracting into the same directory that you chose to extract the Config archive into". I extracted the Config archive into C:/Windows2000ubcd. When you open up C:/Windows2000ubcd I see a folder that says Config2000sp5_10jan08. Do I put the files here? If you doubleclick on Config2000sp5_10jan08 it opens up the folder Win2000sp5+ and when you clic on that it opens up to all the files in Config2000sp5_date.zip i.e. addons, directx_9c, hotfix, misc., runonce etc. This is where I think the current Hotfix 7zip archive should be extracted to, am I wrong?
moving along in your guide I see "7. Copy all the files and folders that you have downloaded, except those at \Hotfix and \Misc to your nLite working directory, maintaining the directory structure" Is this the same folder that I put the current Hotfix 7zip archive into or the Nlite folder in program files or does Nlite create a folder when you go thru step 6 "6. Make any tweaks you want, then run the process." I haven't run the process yet, I entered all the updates and files and made all my mods but I am unsure where some of this stuff goes. Sorry, I am a little slow sometimes, just a rookie geek wannabe stumbling around in the dark. I would be grateful for any help you could provide. Thanks

[Kurt_Aust]

Your file structure should look like this after extracting the config archive (where Drive:\Path is where you extracted it):

Drive:\Path
. . . . . . . . \Win2000_sp5+
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \AddOns\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \DirectX_9c\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Hotfix\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Misc\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \RunOnce\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \InstallWin2000sp5.txt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run1_W2Ksp5.bat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run2_W2Ksp5.bat

If you also extract the hotfix archive to Drive:\Path then the files should end up in the appropriate folders (Hotfix, RunOnce & AddOns).


At step 1 in the procedure nLite will prompt you to locate or create an empty folder as your working directory, this is where the files are copied to, you should end up with something like this (many files & directories left out):

Drive:\nLite_working_directory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \$OEM$\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \AddOns\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \DirectX_9c\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \I386\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \RunOnce\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Autorun.inf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \InstallWin2000sp5.txt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run1_W2Ksp5.bat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run2_W2Ksp5.bat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Setup.exe

This post has been edited by Kurt_Aust: 22 March 2008 - 11:13 PM

[Kurt_Aust]

April Hotfix Updates

Deletions:
Hotfix\290-Windows2000-KB938829-x86-ENU.EXE
Hotfix\430-IE6.0sp1-KB944533-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe
RunOnce\Windows2000-KB917344-56-x86-enu.exe (only applies to older 5.1.2195.21 version of the USP)

Additions:
Hotfix\315-msxml4-KB936181-enu.exe [5,652,328] Optional, Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2
Hotfix\430-Windows2000-KB941693-x86-ENU.EXE [1,314,672]
Hotfix\440-Windows2000-KB944338-x86-ENU.EXE [832,368]
Hotfix\450-Windows2000-KB945553-x86-ENU.EXE [575,856]
Hotfix\460-Windows2000-KB948590-x86-ENU.EXE [618,864]
Hotfix\470-IE6.0sp1-KB948881-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [498,248]
Hotfix\480-IE6.0sp1-KB947864-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,210,248]
RunOnce\vcredist_x86.exe [2,723,264] Optional, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime

[radix]

Hi,
I have some problem when I tried to install Windows 2000 due to HDD type (Seagate 320 gb with sata2).
The source is fully up to date, but didn't work (tried in VMWare and real machine).
M$ said that the problem is solved since SP3. I also searched the forum, but didn't find a solution.

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This post has been edited by radix: 15 April 2008 - 11:26 AM

[Kurt_Aust]

radix, on Apr 16 2008, 04:25 AM, said:

Hi,
I have some problem when I tried to install Windows 2000 due to HDD type (Seagate 320 gb with sata2).
The source is fully up to date, but didn't work (tried in VMWare and real machine).
M$ said that the problem is solved since SP3. I also searched the forum, but didn't find a solution.

Strange, I don't get that, mind you I only tried in VMWare (320GB IDE), I don't have a real machine with a SATA2 HDD.

Your up-to-date method includes large disk support (>137GB) I presume? (USP 5.1 includes it)

[radix]

Kurt_Aust, on Apr 15 2008, 10:08 PM, said:

Strange, I don't get that, mind you I only tried in VMWare (320GB IDE), I don't have a real machine with a SATA2 HDD.
Your up-to-date method includes large disk support (>137GB) I presume? (USP 5.1 includes it)

I guess not. On real machine, I've got "damage partitions"  error, but recognize the size of partitions and after a very long format (35 min on 30gb) the message "setup can not continue...". Strange the entire size of hdd recognized by setup was 137gb.

[Kurt_Aust]

May hotfix addition:

Hotfix\490-Windows2000-KB950749-x86-ENU.EXE [3,036,896]

Added option for using either slipstreamed .Net 1.1 silent installer (saves 31MB) or the 3 original Microsoft files.

[muryot]

KNOCK! KNOCK!
WAKE UP!!!
GOT WORK TO DO!!!

[Kurt_Aust]

muryot, on Jun 13 2008, 01:17 PM, said:

KNOCK! KNOCK!
WAKE UP!!!
GOT WORK TO DO!!!

Oh come on, I've got the XP x64 one to do first (working on that currently).

[muryot]

[Kurt_Aust]

June updates

Deletions:
Hotfix\470-IE6.0sp1-KB948881-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe
Hotfix\480-IE6.0sp1-KB947864-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe
RunOnce\Windows2000-KB941568-DX9-x86-ENU.exe

Additions:
Hotfix\500-Windows2000-KB950760-x86-ENU.EXE [493,792]
Hotfix\510-IE6.0sp1-KB950759-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,207,688]
RunOnce\Windows2000-KB951698-v2-DX9-ENU.exe [1,008,704]
RunOnce\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe [6,136,176]


There you are Muryot, go for it son

[muryot]

thanks. you're the man

[whistler114]

Superb guide Kurt! Everything is spot on. I just created a fully updated Win2k SP5 install CD and it works perfectly, 1 touch install

I am very grateful for you keeping this guide up to date with the latest patches.

[Kurt_Aust]

July updates

Deletion:
Hotfix\390-Windows2000-KB941644-x86-ENU.EXE

Addition:
Hotfix\520-Windows2000-KB951748-x86-ENU.EXE [836,320]

Modified:
Rewrote ChOwn*.bat files & created links for easier usage

[hawgorn]

What am I doing wrong? I am a newbie when it comes to nlite so it was predictable that I'd manage to f**k up with creating a workable installation media even with your excellent guide. After several iterations I got a working base installation media without any bells and whistles, but Hotfixes still give me a headache. Only a handful will install (see attachment). I manually checked that they were in right order after adding them to Nlite, but no go. I only get those to install, with or without using the right order. I'm using Virtual Machine 2004. I'd be very grateful for any advice, I don't think I've had this much headache since trying to optimize dos 6.22 memory usage way back when.

Attached File(s)

•  installation.GIF (25.34K)
  Number of downloads: 13

[Kurt_Aust]

hawgorn, on Jul 14 2008, 05:17 PM, said:

What am I doing wrong?

Other than using May's update list rather than the current July one, nothing actually.

hawgorn, on Jul 14 2008, 05:17 PM, said:

I am a newbie when it comes to nlite so it was predictable that I'd manage to f**k up with creating a workable installation media even with your excellent guide. After several iterations I got a working base installation media without any bells and whistles, but Hotfixes still give me a headache. Only a handful will install (see attachment). I manually checked that they were in right order after adding them to Nlite, but no go. I only get those to install, with or without using the right order. I'm using Virtual Machine 2004. I'd be very grateful for any advice, I don't think I've had this much headache since trying to optimize dos 6.22 memory usage way back when.

The reason that most of the hotfixes don't show up in [Add/Remove Programs] is that they are directly integrated into the install media (thereby saving space & time). Only those that aren't integrated will show, being those in the 2 batch files and those located at \I386\svcpack.

The hotfixes at \I386\svcpack are ones that nLite can't integrate, usually because they add new features to the OS, they are instead executed at T-13, the same time as most program AddOns.

[hawgorn]

Kurt_Aust, on Jul 14 2008, 10:50 AM, said:

The reason that most of the hotfixes don't show up in [Add/Remove Programs] is that they are directly integrated into the install media (thereby saving space & time). Only those that aren't integrated will show, being those in the 2 batch files and those located at \I386\svcpack.

The hotfixes at \I386\svcpack are ones that nLite can't integrate, usually because they add new features to the OS, they are instead executed at T-13, the same time as most program AddOns.

Thank you for a speedy reply. So I'm all set then. Thanks for your help, much apprecitiated.