Up-to-date Windows 2000 universal install media creation guide

[Kurt_Aust]

April updates

Deletions:

Hotfix\720-IE6.0sp1-KB958215-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

Hotfix\730-IE6.0sp1-KB960714-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

RunOnce\Windows2000-KB951698-v2-DX9-ENU.exe

Additions:

Hotfix\790-Windows2000-KB952004-x86-ENU.EXE [3,294,432]

Hotfix\800-Windows2000-KB960803-x86-ENU.EXE [1,350,696]

Hotfix\810-Windows2000-KB959426-x86-ENU.EXE [511,544]

Hotfix\820-Windows2000-KB923561-x86-ENU.EXE [1,306,168]

Hotfix\830-IE6.0sp1-KB963027-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,204,440]

RunOnce\Windows2000-DirectX9-KB961373-x86-ENU.exe [1,006,480]

[Kurt_Aust]

June updates

Deletions:

Hotfix\190-Windows2000-KB930178-x86-ENU.EXE

Hotfix\340-Windows2000-KB933729-x86-ENU.EXE

Hotfix\750-Windows2000-KB960715-x86-ENU.EXE

Hotfix\770-Windows2000-KB958690-x86-ENU.EXE

Hotfix\830-IE6.0sp1-KB963027-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

Additions:

Hotfix\830-Windows2000-KB969898-x86-ENU.EXE [493,304]

Hotfix\840-Windows2000-KB961501-x86-ENU.EXE [1,319,664]

Hotfix\850-Windows2000-KB968537-x86-ENU.EXE [1,312,528]

Hotfix\860-Windows2000-KB970238-x86-ENU.EXE [703,760]

Hotfix\870-Windows2000-KB970483-x86-ENU.EXE [592,632]

Hotfix\880-IE6.0sp1-KB969897-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,205,976]

[Targaff]

Thanks as always!

[Kurt_Aust]

July updates

Deletions:

Hotfix\830-Windows2000-KB969898-x86-ENU.EXE

RunOnce\Windows2000-DirectX9-KB961373-x86-ENU.exe

Additions:

Hotfix\885-Windows2000-KB961371-x86-ENU.EXE [581,360]

Hotfix\890-Windows2000-KB973346-x86-ENU.EXE [494,320]

RunOnce\install_flash_player_ax.exe [1,914,000] Optional, Adobe Flash ActiveX control for I.E.

RunOnce\Windows2000-DirectX9-KB971633-x86-ENU.exe [1,008,520]

Also added Windows Explorer to the Quick Launch toolbar.

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Added support via the batch files for Avast anti-virus and Spybot: S&D

Added MenuReorg.bat from my XP x64 guide, cleans up the desktop and regroups most start menu items.

Edited July 18, 2009 by Kurt_Aust

[databall]

Hey Kurt,

How do you come up with your magical lists of which hotfixes to slipstream, which ones to RunOnce, which ones to delete, and most importantly what order you run them in? How do you know what changes to make each month?

I'm trying to achieve the same thing for manually maintaining a RIS install share of XP x86, and I've googled my bum off here, but can't find anything even close to the comprehensive work of genius that is Kurt's UpdatePrep.bat (and the RunX_W2Ksp5.bat's)! Am I missing something? Is there some MS newsletter that I should be subscribing to?

-databall

[Kurt_Aust]

Hey Kurt,

How do you come up with your magical lists of which hotfixes to slipstream, which ones to RunOnce, which ones to delete, and most importantly what order you run them in? How do you know what changes to make each month?

I have a VM with just SP5 slipstreamed, so after Patch Tuesday I point it at Windows update and see what shows up. I then compare the list with the preceding month's results and double check against that month's security advisory.

As to which ones to slipsteam and which go at runonce, that's just trial and error.

I'm trying to achieve the same thing for manually maintaining a RIS install share of XP x86, and I've googled my bum off here, but can't find anything even close to the comprehensive work of genius that is Kurt's UpdatePrep.bat (and the RunX_W2Ksp5.bat's)! Am I missing something? Is there some MS newsletter that I should be subscribing to?

-databall

There is a notification service available: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/security/dd252948.aspx

The XP x64 guide would probably be a better one to base XP x86 off, the main change of note is that TimeOut doesn't exist in 32-bit XP, you'll have to use the ping commands used in this W2K guide.

[databall]

I have a VM with just SP5 slipstreamed, so after Patch Tuesday I point it at Windows update and see what shows up. I then compare the list with the preceding month's results and double check against that month's security advisory.

As to which ones to slipsteam and which go at runonce, that's just trial and error.

I had a feeling you might be doing something like that - nice to get the confirmation that it is in fact the way forward I have my starting point ready to go now - a fresh XP x86 SP3 source on my WDS server with integrated textmode drivers for the VMware scsi controller (pretty sweet). I can already see after the first pass of Windows update on my guinea pig that your XP x64 list will indeed come in handy!

Well that's enough of that for now, I think I've gone far enough off topic for one day...

Thanks for the tip! (and of course for these guides! I've been using them for a while now, for my Win2K machine at home and my XP x64 machine at work )

[szarosmaci]

I am done with fire up nLite and everything went all right, but now I do not understand anything from this part of the guide:

"Installation

.

.

.

.

Note that because %Source% does not work with Windows 2000..."

What to do with those "Run1_W2Ksp5.bat", "Run2_W2Ksp5.bat", "Run3_W2Ksp5.bat" files? From where to run these? How do I get integrated DirectX, Media Player, Net2.0 sp2, etc? Could someone explain it with more details?

Thank you!

[Kurt_Aust]

Szarosmaci, everything after the header Installation is additional information for users who want to do more than just the basics.

The section of the guide you quoted describes how the process works for those that are interested, you don't actually have to do anything with regard to it.

[Kurt_Aust]

August updates

Deletions:

Hotfix\530-OE6.0sp1-KB951066-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

Hotfix\600-Windows2000-KB951071-x86-ENU.exe

Hotfix\880-IE6.0sp1-KB969897-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

Hotfix\885-Windows2000-KB961371-x86-ENU.exe

RunOnce\WindowsMedia9-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe

Additions:

Hotfix\892-IE6.0sp1-KB972260-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,211,608]

Hotfix\894-Windows2000-KB961371-V2-x86-ENU.exe [581,888]

Hotfix\896-Windows2000-KB971032-x86-ENU.exe [1,382,136]

Hotfix\898-Windows2000-KB971557-x86-ENU.exe [529,144]

Hotfix\900-Windows2000-KB973869-x86-ENU.exe [538,360]

Hotfix\902-Windows2000-KB958470-x86-ENU.exe [1,517,816]

Hotfix\904-Windows2000-KB973507-x86-ENU.exe [523,504]

Hotfix\906-Windows2000-KB960859-x86-ENU.exe [1,219,624]

Hotfix\908-OE6.0sp1-KB973354-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [2,423,184]

RunOnce\Windows2000-WindowsMedia9-KB973540-x86-ENU.exe [2,196,360]

Overwrites (updates with same filename):

RunOnce\install_flash_player_ax.exe [1,962,544] Optional, Adobe Flash ActiveX control for I.E. (updated 30 July 2009)

RunOnce\vcredist_x86.exe [2,745,256] Optional, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime (updated 28 July 2009)

[Kurt_Aust]

September updates:

No deletions

Additions

Hotfix\910-Windows2000-KB956844-x86-ENU.EXE [555,760]

Hotfix\912-Windows2000-KB971961-x86-ENU.EXE [693,488]

RunOnce\Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB968816-x86-ENU.exe [1,618,832]

Also changed main host to MediaFire due to frustration with failed uploads to eSnips, files that don't update will be at both sites.

[Blizz]

Hi,

The file w2ksp51.7z.001 is broken on both sites (mediafire and e-snips). Also the tracker from ryanvm doesn't exists anymore.

Blizz

[Kurt_Aust]

I've just test downloaded w2ksp51.7z.001 from both sites, using a different PC than the one which has the account cookies (IE8 for Mediafire and Seamonkey 1.1.18 for eSnips), worked fine for me.

Perhaps you should try a different browser or computer as it would appear that something (cookies, security software) is blocking your attempts currently.

Yes RyanVM's tracker is down, apparently he is trying to diagnose server problems with the forums at the moment.

Hopefully this month's update will be available over the weekend, the current hotfix archive has been uploaded but I'm still waiting for Silent .NET Maker synthesized to be updated so I can build the .Net installers.

[Blizz]

Works fine now thanks

It was a browser problem

Amazing work you have done with this guide

Thanks again

[tEd:P]

Effing brilliant! After months of related Googling, I think this may be the resource/guide that finally puts me over the top, both in terms of a comprehensive Win2K installation that I can have confidence in and using nLite to make it jump through the hoops I want... Not that I expect the first time to be the charm: I'm sure I'll be back with questions shortly, but this is great to find nonetheless.