NewBee to Win2K - ?'s about Install, Sp2, etc......

[Herkulese]

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am brand new to Win2k.
I am preparing to install it on a new PC that I intend to build in January, over the Christmas brake.

As far as I can see, I only need the Win2K, SP2, and latest Win2K drivers for all hardware.
Q1) Is this correct?

Where can SP2 be downloaded?
Q2) I looked on MicroSloth's site and you can only buy the CD for $20 shipped or install as you Download.

I have been reading in these forums about SLIPSTREAMING the service pack into the OS, so that it is installed contiguously.
Q3) How is this done?

I understand that you can partition a portion of the drive and install Win98, then install Win2k on the un-partitioned portion.
Q5) If you are doing a fresh install of Win2k only, does the drive need to be partitioned and formatted?


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[RyDogg1]

As far as I can see, I only need the Win2K, SP2, and latest Win2K drivers for all hardware.
Q1) Is this correct?

Yes for the most part. Unless you have something out of the ordinary or perfer better drivers from the manufacturers site.

Where can SP2 be downloaded?
Q2) I looked on MicroSloth's site and you can only buy the CD for $20 shipped or install as you Download.

windowsupdate.microsoft.com after you finish the install. SP2 is there for IE-style download. Or get the network install located here

I have been reading in these forums about SLIPSTREAMING the service pack into the OS, so that it is installed contiguously.
Q3) How is this done?

I believe you can do this through some install scripting, but I'm not sure. I've always installed OS then SP

I understand that you can partition a portion of the drive and install Win98, then install Win2k on the un-partitioned portion.
Q5) If you are doing a fresh install of Win2k only, does the drive need to be partitioned and formatted?

If you've never installed NT/2000 before there is a FDISK-like application that runs during the install that allows you to create partitions, format, where to install etc. The drive can be installed as one large partition (NTFS 5 allows this as opposed to post SP3 NT 4) or however many partitions as you want. A suggestion though if you plan on using this on a public network or using IIS 5, please format the drive into NTFS. It will be secured alot better than in Fat32.

Ryan

 

[btvillarin]

To slipstream SP2 into the Windows 2000 installation, I used this article to create a bootable ISO image to burn onto CD. http://www.bink.nu/Bootcd/default.htm

For SP2, I suggest doing a full download, for future deployment with another computer (even if you might go to Windows XP, better to do it now). http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/default.asp

To install Win2K, it'll prompt you what partition you want to install it into. Then, it'll ask if you want to install Win2K clean by formatting the partition that Win98 is on.

Make sure you have Win2K drivers for your hardware before installing it. Good luck!

 

[Herkulese]

RyDogg1

Thanks for all the info.


btvillarin

The link that you gave for the SP2 download is for a 500kb file, and I have already been there.
Is that the full SP2 file or is it just an install file? I would expect a service pack for Win2K to be huge.
I am looking for the actual complete SP2 service pack file, not just an installation file.

 

[seind]

http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/SP/SP2/NT5/EN-US/W2KSP2.exe

around 4.5 hours on 56k...

 

[Herkulese]

seind

Thanks for the link to the actual SP2 file.

btvillarin

I looked at the instructions for slipstreaming SP2 into the Win2K install disk, and found that it has to be done on a Win2K PC. It is also a rather lingthy process. I believe that I would preferr to simply install Win2Kl, then install SP2.
Question: What is the reason for doing the slipstream, does it make the installation any better or more stable, or is it simply for ease of installation over many machines as in a corporate environment?

 

[seind]

Thanks actually to the other guys.....I just followed their links to the actual download file
I'm yet to dowload it myself. Might have to go to a friend that has a better connection than my humble 56k.

I also like to know the benefits of slipstreaming the service pack into the os.

 

[RyDogg1]

The only advantage to slipstreaming is that you don't have to take the time to install the SP after the original installation. You might also have added driver support and such in slipstreaming the SP.

Ryan