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Q194986: PRB: File Copy Error Messages Using Update.exe with Service Pack

Article: Q194986
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 using a Cmdlines.txt file and
Update.exe, you may receive file copy error messages for the following files:

  Appserver.class
  Context.class
  Imtxas.class
  Objectcontent.class
  Securityproperty.class

CAUSE
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Only files with 8.3 file names can be copied using a Cmdlines.txt file and
Update.exe.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use the compressed Sp4i386.exe file from the
Service Pack 4 CD-ROM, or SP4I386.EXE from the standard download from the
Microsoft Web site with the Setup options you want. For information about
obtaining the service pack files, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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To create an unattended installation of Service Pack 4:

1. In the $OEM$ folder, create an SP4 folder.

2. Copy the Sp4i386.exe to the SP4 folder.

3. In your Unattend.txt file, make sure you have the following lines:

        [Unattended]
        OemPreinstall = yes

4. Create a Cmdlines.txt file in your $OEM$ folder that contains the following
  lines:

        [Commands]
        ".\sp4\sp4i386.exe -z -u"

For additional information, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q163303 Sysdiff Cannot Be Used to Apply Service Pack

  Q168814 Installing WinNT 4.0 Service Packs During Unattended Install

Additional query words: sp4 Unattended Setup Install

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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