Incorrect Knowledge Base Article Number in SP_KB_NUMBER Entry in the Windows 2000 SP3 Update.inf File (329135)

SP_KB_NUMBER            = "Q282522"
					

WORKAROUND

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

NOTE: The incorrect article number reference does not affect the functionality of Windows 2000 SP3, and you can safely ignore it.

To work around this problem, and refer to the correct Knowledge Base article number, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Edit the Registry

If Windows 2000 SP3 is already installed on the computer, edit the registry:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
   
   

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows 2000\SP3\Q282522

4. Right-click the registry key that you located in step 3, and then click Rename.
5. Type Q320853, and then press ENTER.
6. Quit Registry Editor.

Method 2: Modify the Update.inf File

If you have not yet installed Windows 2000 SP3, modify the Update.inf file to refer to the correct Knowledge Base article number, and then install Windows 2000 SP3:

1. Create a new folder to contain the service pack source files.
2. Extract the W2ksp3.exe file to the folder that you created in step 1:
   1. Click Start, and then click Run.
   2. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
   3. At the command prompt, switch to the folder that contains the W2ksp3.exe file, type w2ksp3.exe -x, and then press ENTER.
   4. In the Choose Directory For Extracted Files dialog box, click Browse, locate, and then click the folder that you created in step 1, click OK, and then click OK.
   5. In the Extraction Complete dialog box, click OK.
3. Use Windows Explorer to open the MyFolder\I386\Update folder, where MyFolder is the folder that you created in step 1.
4. Double-click the Update.inf file.
5. Locate the following line in the [Strings] section of the Update.inf file:
   
   

   SP_KB_NUMBER            = "Q282522"
   						

   
   
   Change the line to the following:
   
   

   SP_KB_NUMBER            = "Q320853"
   						

6. On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit.
7. Install Windows 2000 SP3:
   1. Disable any real-time antivirus programs that are running on the computer.
   2. Open the MyFolder\I386\Update folder, where MyFolder is the folder that you created in step 1, and then double-click the Update.exe file.
   3. Follow the instructions that are displayed on the screen to install Windows 2000 SP3.
   4. When the installation is complete, restart the computer, and then restart the antivirus programs that you disabled.