[texhax] Help needed building format file

["Matthias F. Jütte"]

Hi!

I need to use a style created by the Springer publishing company which 
requires me to create a format file. When following their instructions 
(see ftp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/clmomu01/clm1-doc.dvi - section 2.2) 
on how to do just that using initex I get an error message which you 
will find at the end of the following initex-log (took the output from 
the command window):

*** LOG ***

F:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\codejak>initex -enable-installer 
h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\CLMONO01.INI
This is TeX, Version 3.141592 (MiKTeX 2.4) (INITEX)
(h:/codejak/#incoming/software/latex/styles/clmomu01/CLMONO01.INI
(h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\FLPLAIN.TEX
(g:\buero\texmf\tex\latex\springer\lplain.tex
Preloading the plain format: codes, registers, compatibility for TeX 2,
parameters, macros, math definitions, hyphenation
(g:\buero\texmf\tex\latex\springer\lfonts.new
File: `fam'          v1.3a <91/11/27> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <90/01/28> (FMi and RmS)
File: `tracefnt'     v1.0r <90/08/27> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <90/04/05> (FMi and RmS)
File: `setsize'      v1.1c <90/06/06> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <90/06/06> (FMi and RmS)
File: `latint'       v1.1h <90/06/26> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <90/06/26> (FMi and RmS)
File: `lfonts'       v1.2a <91/11/27> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <91/11/27> (FMi and RmS)

(h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\fontdef.tex
File: `fontdef.cm'  v1.0 <93/01/20> (Springer Verlag)
English Documentation      <91/11/26> (FMi and RmS)

Includes Font/Shape Definitions for:

     Computer Modern Standard Fonts.

********************************************************************
* Customized by Springer Verlag to change the default fonts.
********************************************************************
)

(h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\preload.tex
File: `preload.min'  v1.0h <91/11/22> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation      <91/11/22> (FMi and RmS)
********************************************************************
* Probably customized by YOU who forgot to change the lines above! *
********************************************************************
)

(h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\xxxlfont.sty
Style-Option: `oldlfont' v1.3a <91/11/27> (FMi and RmS)
English Documentation          <91/11/27> (FMi and RmS)
)) (g:\buero\texmf\tex\latex\springer\latex.tex
LaTeX Version 2.09 <25 March 1992>
counters, hacks, errors, par, spacing, control, files, env. counters,
page nos., x-ref, environments, math, center, verbatim, list, itemize, 
boxes,
tabbing, array, picture, theorem, lengths, title, sectioning, contents, 
index,
bibliography, floats, footnotes, initial, output, debugging)
Input any local modifications here.
)) (g:\buero\texmf\tex\generic\hyphen\hyphen.tex)

(h:\codejak\#incoming\software\latex\styles\clmomu01\clmono01.mac
Loading article style and art10 substyle
(g:\buero\texmf\tex\latex\springer\art10.sty)
(g:\buero\texmf\tex\latex\base\article.sty
! Undefined control sequence.
l.54 \NeedsTeXFormat
                     {LaTeX2e}

*** END OF LOG ***

Can anyone tell me what is going wrong here?

TIA

Matthias
(using MikTeX 2.4.1461 on WinXP Home)