Make CD/DVD for updates?

[Merril]

Hi there,



We'd like to re-install our Windows 2000 onto a relative's computer, since

she is using ME and we are here already upgraded to XP.



She only has dialup access, so I'd like to collect the needed updates and

burn them (here) to a CD/DVD for installation on her computer after the

Windows 2000 Professional is installed.



May I ask for your help, please:



1) What updates should be installed to bring the Windows 2000 installation

completely up-to-date?



2) Where can these updates be downloaded? Is there one site where they can

all be downloaded, or are they scattered all over the microsoft.com site?



3) In what order should the updates be installed?



4) Are there any issues with an upgrade from ME to 2000? Should we save all

important personal data such as photos, music, documents etc. and do a

reformat and clean install? How to preserve email and its folder structure

as well as browser favorites and settings?

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"Merril" wrote in message

news:8435l0Fdf7U1@mid.individual.net...

> Hi there,

>

> We'd like to re-install our Windows 2000 onto a relative's computer, since

> she is using ME and we are here already upgraded to XP.

>

> She only has dialup access, so I'd like to collect the needed updates and

> burn them (here) to a CD/DVD for installation on her computer after the

> Windows 2000 Professional is installed.

>

> May I ask for your help, please:

>

> 1) What updates should be installed to bring the Windows 2000 installation

> completely up-to-date?

>

> 2) Where can these updates be downloaded? Is there one site where they can

> all be downloaded, or are they scattered all over the microsoft.com site?

>

> 3) In what order should the updates be installed?

>

> 4) Are there any issues with an upgrade from ME to 2000? Should we save

> all

> important personal data such as photos, music, documents etc. and do a

> reformat and clean install? How to preserve email and its folder structure

> as well as browser favorites and settings?



Have a look at the answer(s) you received to your identical post in the

WinXP newsgroup, then check out this site to see the advangages of

cross-posting: http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.

 

[Dave Patrick]

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup

disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000

CD-Rom change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute

makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the

prompts.



(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want

to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very

important (at setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive

controller detection, and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later

you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver

for your drive controller in drive "A")



Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to

install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional

screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.



Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of

the license agreement and continue the installation.



When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing

partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard

disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an

existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must

then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System

partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this

step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted

press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with

your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in

setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new

partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use

all available space.



Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before

connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx





Then



Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en

and

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-067.mspx







--



Regards,



Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect



"Merril" wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> We'd like to re-install our Windows 2000 onto a relative's computer, since

> she is using ME and we are here already upgraded to XP.

>

> She only has dialup access, so I'd like to collect the needed updates and

> burn them (here) to a CD/DVD for installation on her computer after the

> Windows 2000 Professional is installed.

>

> May I ask for your help, please:

>

> 1) What updates should be installed to bring the Windows 2000 installation

> completely up-to-date?

>

> 2) Where can these updates be downloaded? Is there one site where they can

> all be downloaded, or are they scattered all over the microsoft.com site?

>

> 3) In what order should the updates be installed?

>

> 4) Are there any issues with an upgrade from ME to 2000? Should we save

> all

> important personal data such as photos, music, documents etc. and do a

> reformat and clean install? How to preserve email and its folder structure

> as well as browser favorites and settings?

>

>

 

[Jim]

Merril wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> We'd like to re-install our Windows 2000 onto a relative's computer, since

> she is using ME and we are here already upgraded to XP.

>

> She only has dialup access, so I'd like to collect the needed updates and

> burn them (here) to a CD/DVD for installation on her computer after the

> Windows 2000 Professional is installed.

>

> May I ask for your help, please:

>

> 1) What updates should be installed to bring the Windows 2000 installation

> completely up-to-date?

>

> 2) Where can these updates be downloaded? Is there one site where they can

> all be downloaded, or are they scattered all over the microsoft.com site?

>

> 3) In what order should the updates be installed?

>

> 4) Are there any issues with an upgrade from ME to 2000? Should we save all

> important personal data such as photos, music, documents etc. and do a

> reformat and clean install? How to preserve email and its folder structure

> as well as browser favorites and settings?

>

>

See

http://www.wsusoffline.net/



Jim