Re: Getting the right W2K version

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Thank you, Kari! Any reason I shouldn't use Parallels Desktop for Windows,
with which I'm more familiar than VMware, to create the virtual machine?


--Harry

> Harry,
>
> You have the right disk. There are four service packs and one "Update
> Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 (KB891861)". The latter is needed for
> installing VMware tools (guest-host integration). All can be downloaded
> from MS.
>
>
> Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Network Install for IT Professionals (contains
> all 4 SPs):
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4127
>
> Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 (needed for using VMware tools):
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18997
>
> Latest MS browser for W2K is a must:
> Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (KB916281)
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6624
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
> lexitec@xxxxxxxx
>
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>
> 1.4.2014 17:42, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > Jesus, there are flavors of W2K? Mine just says "Professional Edition."
> > Do you know the status of that? Thanks.
> >
> > --Harry
> > > Regarding my Easy Install project for W2K and VMware, I encountered a
> > > slight hitch last night.
> > >
> > > I had assumed that any ISO install disk of W2K that was marked SP4
> > > would include the very latest and greatest.
> > >
> > > The trouble-free ISO I used, which I downloaded from BitTorrent, is
> > > marked
> > >
> > > "Windows 2000 SP4 Final 2011 Edition (all updates)"
> > >
> > > I had not realized that 'all updates' is a very important qualifier.