PRB: File Copy Error Messages Using Update.exe with Service Pack 4 (194986)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0

This article was previously published under Q194986

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:

152734 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:

In the $OEM$ folder, create an SP4 folder.
Copy the Sp4i386.exe to the SP4 folder.
In your Unattend.txt file, make sure you have the following lines:
```
      [Unattended]
      OemPreinstall = yes
```
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:

163303 Sysdiff Cannot Be Used to Apply Service Pack

168814 Installing WinNT 4.0 Service Packs During Unattended Install

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	8/10/2001
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb kbSBK kbsetup KB194986