Microsoft KB Archive/262842

= Installing Windows 2000 Hotfixes from a Network Share =

Article ID: 262842

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262842



SUMMARY
This article describes how to install Windows 2000 hotfixes from a network distribution share. This update installation method installs hotfixes on computers that are already running Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
This procedure describes how to install a Windows 2000 hotfix by running the Q .exe hotfix program.


 * 1) Connect to the network share or computer on which you want to create the distribution folder.
 * 2) On the network distribution share, create a distribution folder for the hotfix files. For example, to create a distribution folder named Hotfix, type mkdir c:\hotfix.
 * 3) Copy the Windows 2000 hotfix program file to the distribution folder that you created in step 2. For example, to copy a Windows 2000 hotfix program file that is located on an FTP site to the distribution folder named Hotfix, type copy  \q .exe c:\hotfix.
 * 4) To install the hotfix from the network distribution share, run the Q .exe program. For example, to install a hotfix from the distribution folder after you map a drive letter to the share named Hotfix (\\ \Hotfix), type  :\q .exe, where   is the locally assigned drive letter to the share.

Keywords: kbinfo kbsetup KB262842

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