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unpacking a service pack
Name: Nick Date: July 30, 2003 at 07:14:36 Pacific OS: win 2000 CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
I would like to know how to unpack a service pack in order to share it for other users on my segment(network). After downloading the service pack 4 how would I be able to decompress it, I cannot find the "how to" on microsoft.com site.
Name: Jonno Date: July 30, 2003 at 07:54:46 Pacific
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Not sure what you mean by 'unpacking'. If you've downloaded the full service pack (about 100Mb I think), you can just put it in a shared folder.
However, I wouldn't recommend installing SP4. I've seen too many people with problems after upgrading. I'm sure there are many others here who would agree...
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Response Number 2
Name: Glen Date: July 30, 2003 at 19:23:44 Pacific
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What you are probably referring to is extracting the SP. You do this by using the -x switch. So if the SP is called SP4.exe, run it as SP4.exe -x and it will extract the contents of the .exe.
Good luck..
Glen
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Response Number 3
Name: sqpantz Date: July 31, 2003 at 17:30:38 Pacific
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I installed SP4 and booted to a blue screen afterwards. I was only able to boot into debugging mode afterwards, and promptly uninstalled SP4. At least opt for the ablility to uninstall if you choose to go ahead anyway. Expect the worst, and you'll never be disappointed. :)
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