Q194422: How to Extract Service Pack 3 Files

Article: Q194422
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
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Last Modified: 22-FEB-1999

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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 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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:

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

2. 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.

3. Click OK, and then click OK.

Note that the extracted files require substantial disk space:

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

Additional query words: expand sp3 single

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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