How to Extract Service Pack 3 Files

ID: Q194422

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

This article describes how to extract files from the Nt4sp3_i.exe or Nt4sp3_a.exe file. The Nt4sp3_i.exe file contains Service Pack 3 for the Intel platform; the Nt4sp3_a.exe file contains Service Pack 3 for the Alpha platform.

MORE INFORMATION

To extract the Service Pack 3 files, download the Nt4sp3_i.exe or Nt4sp3_a.exe file. You can download Service Pack 3 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver

NOTE: If you double-click the Nt4sp3_i.exe or Nt4sp3_a.exe file after you download it, Setup begins the Service Pack installation. If you want only to extract the files, do not double-click the Service Pack file after you download it.

To extract the Service Pack files without starting the installation program:

Type "nt4sp3_i /x" or "ntsp3_a /x" (without quotation marks) at a command prompt.

In the Choose Directory For Extracted Files box, type the full path of the folder into which you want to extract the files.

NOTE: Do not extract the files into the %SystemRoot% or %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.

Click OK, and then click OK.

Note that the extracted files require substantial disk space:


   File           Required space
   -------------------------------
   Nt4sp3_i.exe   56,441,868 bytes
   Nt4sp4_a.exe   84,701,624 bytes

Additional query words: expand sp3 single

Keywords : ntsp
Version : WINNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto