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I would have to agree with x-saviour. My steps; 1. copy Win 2003 x64 CD1 w/SP1 to folder (unattend file I use has R2 CD KEY) 2. copy Win 2003 x64 CD2 (which is R2) into same folder. Only 1 overwrite prompt for unimportant file. 3. build server from this source. 4. after GUIRunOnce section completes, window pops up asking for CD2 Just by merging the 2 CDs and running install from this source doesn't install R2. If it did, I could have just slipstreamed SP2 and been done with it.

Wondering if someone else is silently installing only .NET3.0 and sees the same issue.

Has anyone seen this... I am currently installing ONLY NET3.0 silently in a runonce.bat file. It takes FOREVER as we discussed, and is very small, about 3MB. Once my server is built, NET2.0 and NET3.0 show up in Add/Remove Programs. Windows Update shows that I do not need any updates. Is there a chance that NET3.0 (3MB) is doing a Dynamic Update to the Internet? It would explain the lengthly install, plus I can't have this happen as we will be building tons of servers at once, and the only way to the Internet is a T1 line. Can someone confirm that this is occuring? Something is very strange here....

If its that easy I might try that as I am nervous about my method (sliptream SP2 onto SP1, then R2 can't install), just in case the customer comes back some day and wants R2. Can you verify that this works? Just slipstream SP2 on the R2 CD, copy it over CD1 and all is good?

Makes me a little nervous that the size of .NET2.0 is 46MB, and .NET3.0 is 3MB. Something seems wrong there if 2.0 isn't needed.

Looking for someone to feel sorry for me and help.... :> I tried configuring just 2 of the 4 cards, the onboard dualport Broadcom, didn't work. I think that the server flips the INFID from server to server build, so my config fails. Meaning on 1 server build Local Connection 1 was the 008 adapter, and on the next server Local Connection 1 was the 009 adapter. Here is my Netadapter section, please advise. I am in a real pinch here on this one, thanks. [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 Adapter2=params.Adapter2 [params.Adapter1] INFID="PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1648&SUBSYS_02E71014&REV_10\3&2411E6FE&0&09" ConnectionName = "OB1" ; AdditionalParams=params.Adapter1.Additional [params.Adapter2] INFID="PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1648&SUBSYS_02E71014&REV_10\3&2411E6FE&0&08" ConnectionName = "OB2" ; AdditionalParams=params.Adapter2.Additional ;[params.Adapter1.Additional] ; The line below specifies the speed/duplex options that the server ; will use. 6: 100 FULL 0: AUTO/AUTO ; RequestedMediaType="6" ; [params.Adapter2.Additional] ; The line below specifies the speed/duplex options that the server ; will use. 6: 100 FULL 0: AUTO/AUTO ; RequestedMediaType="6" [params.MS_TCPIP] AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1,params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2 DNS=No UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=Yes [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=Yes WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 DNSDomain = *** DNSSuffixSearchOrder = *** DNSServerSearchOrder = *** [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2] SpecificTo=Adapter2 DHCP=Yes WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 DNSDomain = *** DNSSuffixSearchOrder = *** DNSServerSearchOrder = ***

I built a new server, only installed .NET3.0 via runonce, and after server came up, I went to Windows Update, and .NET1.1 or 2.0 were NOT required. Since the Windows Update gods didn't say 2.0 was required, I would agree with Ryan that only 3.0 is needed. BTW, a silent install of .NET3.0 takes FOREVER, and still has the issue where it gets installed on the D drive of my server. Which does have more space than the C drive. Any solution to that issue?

Sounds nasty. My customer so far has only requested 2003 x64 SP2, no R2. So I slipstreamed SP2 into the source. Can R2 (CD2) be installed at a later date if they decide to go with it?

Maybe if I add more info I wil get a response... I am building IBM x3850 8864 servers. They each have 4 Ethernet adapters. 1 onboard dualport Broadcom card 1 external dualport Intel card To configure all NICS in the unattend.txt, I believe I need to specify which NIC is which. If I put a line like the following in each params.Adapter1 section, will this work for many servers, or is the INFID specific to EACH card. [params.Adapter1] InfID="PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1648&SUBSYS_02E71014&REV_10\3&2411E6FE&0&09" Please advise...

I really like that last answer...both take forever to install silently. Is that the case though? You only need .NET 3.0? It would make sense, but need a definite answer as I need to finish off the build. Thanks again.

Windows 2003 x64 w/SP2 What is the correct syntax to configure multiple NICs in the unattend.txt? I have 4 NICs in each server, 2 onboard, 2 on a multiport card. Of course each will have different settings. So far everything I try bombs and it ignores all NIC settings. Thanks.

I install both now so I will leave it as is. Thanks.

Greetings. I am creating a Server 2003 Ent. x64 server build and want to know if I should install .NET2.0 or .NET3.0 or both? Are both needed to be at the latest and greatest, or does 3.0 give me all I need, which is nothing more than being current with my build for a customer. Thanks in advance.

I must have an R2 key as well as after my unattended install it prompts for CD2, but I reboot automatically anyways and the prompt never comes back. I need to hear back from the customer if they want R2 or not. I baked SP2 into 2003 Enterprise using nLite, along with a bunch of other drivers etc, so I have never had a reason to need a silent install of SP2. Could you not copy CD2 over CD1, then slipstream SP2 into that source?

I think I will be in the same boat, but need to ask a question... I have Windows Server 2003 x64 w/SP1 (1 CD given by a customer). He says it is R2, but how can I tell? I see no indication that it is R2. I just received CD2, which says R2 when I put it in a server. I guess my question is, does applying/installing the second CD, turn my server into the R2 version?

Using PE2.0 and video on server itself work fine when you boot to the CD. Using a remote management card, the screen is out of sync or something big time. It is unusable. The doc says PE selects the video settings it thinks fit your card. How can I change the video settings in PE2.0? Resolution, sync rate etc? Thanks. BTW, its not the background image, as I have replaced it with the background from PE1.0 and that did not help at all. Thanks in advance.

Both ways of formatting (diskpart and format) are dog slow in PE2.0. Even when booting to a machine that I use PE1.0 to build now. PE1.0 is very quick, same machine PE2.0 is dog slow. I will leave it as is with the 'quick' option. Thanks for your help.

What are your concerns with the size of the image really? What OS did you use with BartPE? XP/2003? Vista is a monster, so I assume that explains the larger image size with PE2.0.

I will keep the format within the diskpart script, thanks for that. Without the 'quick' it is dead slow as well though. Any idea why it is so slow, and what are the cons to using the 'quick' format option. These are brand new servers, that have never had an OS loaded before. Thanks.

I am on it, thanks for you help. Question, are there any negatives to using the 'quick' option on a brand new server ? Versus normal format? CHEERS!

DISKPART then format. Is there a better way to do this? I run a diskpart script giving 20GB to C and the rest to D: SELECT DISK 0 CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SIZE=20000 SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE ASSIGN LETTER=C CREATE PARTITION EXTENDED CREATE PARTITION LOGICAL ASSIGN LETTER=D SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE EXIT Then this format command: FORMAT C: /FS:NTFS /Y /V:SYSTEM FORMAT D: /FS:NTFS /Y /V:DATA

Thanks again. I boot my Pe2.0 CD, sees the NICS and RAID controller no problem, attach to the network, and run a diskpart and format script. Although the format is EXTREMELY slow...the old PE used to format really quick. Is this the Vista format that takes so long? It creates a C and D drive as I expect, and starts loading Windows. I'll see if I even get any errors related to this and give your solution a try. Thanks.

Sounds great. >>Modify your WinPE 2.0 image to have the following registry changes: Exactly where do I make the changes you listed? So far, I have only needed to add in a custom startnet.bat. Any help would be appreciated. CHEERS!

What is the best way to workaround this issue? Please can someone respond, I am hoping by now more research has been done, and there is a failsafe way to get around this issue. Thanks.

For once, the help docs that come with PE2.0 are really good to get the basics going. Read the CHM that comes with BDD2007, it will get you going.