I sure could but instead I did a <servicepackname>.exe /? and got a list of switches, none of which indicated an extraction. Martin's idea worked like a charm. And anyone who has used the MS KB for years knows it can be very hit and miss sometimes. Trying to sort the right word to use to bring up the answer isnt always easy. But thanks for the advice pal.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Winzenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:35 PM Subject: RE: NT SP 6a > Can anyone search the MS KB for the switches used on Service Packs? > > FYI - it is the name of the executable with a -x on the end of it. It > should then prompt you for the directory you want to extract it to. Make > sure that you either do this via command prompt at the folder you have the > SP executable in, or if you do it from the run prompt, you need to specify > the entire pathname to the executable. > > Ben Winzenz > Network/Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:23 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: NT SP 6a > > > Does anyone know the switch or method to extract SP6a from the .exe you > download from MS? I need to provide the Service Pack to my ZAK setup and it > wants the actual files, not the compressed .exe. > > Ideas? > > TIA! > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
