I finally did it!

[crjdriver]

After many tries [and lots of coasters] I have made a win2k cd with sp3 integrated. It is bootable with extras like dx9 and programs that I normally have to chase down the disk[s] for. It took a while, however it is done. It even installs without the need of inputting the serial number.
I just had to congratulate myself; the hard part was making it bootable.

[not important]

Congratulations!

[LocoCoyote]

"Slipstreaming " I assume?

[andyms18a]

how did you do it ?

[crjdriver]

Originally posted by andyms18a how did you do it ?

Like anything after you get it done it is not too hard. I copied the win2k cd to a folder on my hd, then extracted and slipstreamed the update. You can then extract the boot sector of the win2k cd or use an image file to make the cd bootable with nero. If you want a copy of the bin file I used, I can e-mail it since it is only 4KB. I also used some instructions here.
http://www.thetechguide.com/articles/slipstream.html

The setupp.ini file in the i386 folder is the one you edit for not having to input your serial number.

[andyms18a]

thanks for the info
do you know if this will work with windows xp ?

[crjdriver]

I have not tried with my xp disk yet, however it should work fine. That is my project for next week; I leave for a four day trip in the morning.

[reboot]

It works fine with XP as well.
Here's an excellent guide: http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

[andyms18a]

thanks reboot i will try it at the week end
and thanks crjdriver enjoy you holls

[edrod13]

Crjdriver,

What burning software did you use to make the disc bootable? I followed several links and it mentioned that newer versions of nero/easy cd would do the trick.

Edrod13

[crjdriver]

I use Nero 5.5.10.20. When you make the boot disk, you must enable expert settings, set emulation to none, and increase the number of loaded sectors to 4. I use an image file for the bootable image. I just finished a win2k advanced server disk for a friend; integrated with sp3.