DOCUMENT:Q194986 10-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :PRB: File Copy Error Messages Using Update.exe with Service Pack PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== 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 ===== Only files with 8.3 file names can be copied using a Cmdlines.txt file and Update.exe. RESOLUTION ========== 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 ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ 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 ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.