Virtual pc 7 cannot install W2000 service pack 2

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cogjerry@bellsouth.net - 26 Feb 2006 17:26 GMT

iMac powermac 2.0ghz 17 inch 1.5 GB RAM OS X.0.4

I have created a virtual machine using vpc 7 but cannot install the
service pack.

Once the stand alone W2000 Professional (I already had this program as
I just discontinued use of a wintel at the office and decided not to
buy the vpc program that included w2000) installed, setup asked me to
install service pack 2. I had never heard of a service pack, but I
downloaded servie pack 2 from the ebsite, then burned it to a CD using
Finder.

The setup program said that a file was missing and it could not
continue, gave me a fatal error.

Any thoughts?

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Steve Jain - 27 Feb 2006 06:33 GMT

>iMac powermac 2.0ghz 17 inch 1.5 GB RAM OS X.0.4
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>Any thoughts?

Where did the Windows 2000 cd-rom come from? Is it a retail, OEM,
etc?

A regular retail CD shouldn't prompt you for this. If it's an OEM
cd-rom, it could be customized to look for a specific 2nd cd-rom that
came with the system.

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cogjerry@bellsouth.net - 27 Feb 2006 13:52 GMT

> >iMac powermac 2.0ghz 17 inch 1.5 GB RAM OS X.0.4
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> You assume all risk for your use.
> I am not am employee of Microsoft."

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cogjerry@bellsouth.net - 27 Feb 2006 13:54 GMT

A windows 2000 disk was purchased to upgrade an existing wintel machine
to a new operating system. This is a backup copy of the original.

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Steve Jain - 27 Feb 2006 20:13 GMT

>A windows 2000 disk was purchased to upgrade an existing wintel machine
>to a new operating system. This is a backup copy of the original.

It's an upgrade version of Windows 2000?

At any rate, it seems that the setup program is looking specifically
for a particular cd-rom, not just one with SP2 on it. Did you r
original purchase come with 2 disks?

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Paul Power - 27 Feb 2006 20:31 GMT

VPC has problems with 'burned' CDs.

Try copying the contents of the CD to the Windows desktop and install
from there.

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Virtual pc 7 cannot install W2000 service pack 2