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Seeing as it should take too long to change...
you could edit the setupldr.bin programatically.
Did you create the bootfolders as well?
yes i created the bootfolders from a slipstreamed version of win2k3 with sp1.
as for editing setupldr.bin programmatically - is there a guide on how to do that?
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yes its just a release candidate. but i couldnt resist trying it
i also dont think that they will change alot in the final version. from what i read it has pretty much all the improvements taht SP2 had for xp, plus active directory and other server specific improvements.btw i dont know if this is important, but i didnt replace the boot sector file (the*.dat one). is there a new one out anyway?
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does anybody have any experience yet, in creating a multi boot dvd with win server2k3 SP1?
i know SP1 has only been out for a few hours but still!
i just tried to follow this guide: http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/
but i encountered two problems.
1) when editing the setupldr.bin file and replacing the string "i386", it gives me the message "7 occurences replaced". is that ok?
2) when i boot from the DVD and try to start the installation, i get the error: "NTLDR is corrupt, the system cannot boot"
i did replace the old "boot"-folder with the new one, of course.
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thx for the hint, but i cant seem to find it
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and how do you do this exactly? which program can do this (hide the cdshell files)?
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i was wondering... since MCE is just an XP Pro with 3 additional .cab files afaik - how does the installer know when to install plain xp pro or MCE?
i guess its propably one line, something like mce="yes" but where? does any of you know?
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this link will make things even easier, as you wont have to run the update first:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/partnerpa...spx?prereq=true
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Great, that worked.
thank you so much!
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is there a way to transform the search of xp to that of server 2003. you know, so that the first thing that is brought up is to search for files an folders? so i dont have to choose it first.
and is it possible to stop IE from tagging downloads?
thx
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if the driver works with xp it will most likely also work with w2k3!
just try it. point the wizard you use to install drivers to the directory where the inf file is.
if its compatible w2k3 will automaticaly install it. if not, you can still try the "have disk" option. if this doesnt work too, open the inf file and enter a semicolon at the beginning of the line containing "classguid= {...." and repeat the first two steps.
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in short: yes
when using classic logon youll get a drop down box (its hidden at first, choose "more options" or something like that) that lets you select to where you want to logon to. "local computer" for example or "school", etc...
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this is infact possible.
youll need to extract the "drivers.cab" file of an xp (sp2) cd (its in the i386 folder) to a local folder. after that go to the device manager and find "other devices"->"unknown device". double click on it and choose to install a driver. now point the wizard to the folder you extracted the cab file to, and let it search.
if this doesnt work youll need the corresponding .inf file for the infrared port, that tells windows which files to use.
maybe someone here can help you with that. i also once found a step by step guide on how to do this, but unfortunatley i lost the url
you could also try to insert a widows server 2003 standard edition cd and let the wizard search that disk for drivers, if you happen to have one that is.
anyway, once you have the .inf file, and windows complains that it cant find a file youll still need to point it to the folder where you extracted "drivers.cab" to.
i hope this hasnt been to confusing
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you could try cmdow (http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/downloads.htm) to position/view the script window, you also may want to remove "@echo off"
also since you are trying to copy the files to an admin share, make sure that the user the script is run on is an admin!
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%username%
is what you are looking for, or to be more specific:
IF %USERNAME%==Name GOTO :BLA
or
IF %USERNAME%==Name COPY source destination
that should do the trick (note: the comparison is case sensitive)
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is it possible to automate the installation of the inf files and setup_wm afterwards? so that the installation can be integrated in an unattended setup!
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first of all, thanks for this guide, but will this in any way cause stability problems? because i figure that MS must have had a reason not to allow the installation on w2k3 server...
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using this method:
http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/
it is possible to have many boot/install options for one or multiple os'.
after following this guide you will have 3 different install options for one OS. but its easily possible to add more.
now its also possible to use a different winnt.sif for each install option. you can can now call various batch files in the .sif file.
each option uses a different winnt.sif file and therefore different batchfiles to install the software you want.
thats how i did it, and it works great
hth
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i dont know if this has been posted yet but i would need this disabled:
"Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on"
it can normally be enabled/disabled within the group policy editor.
under "Computer Configuration/windows settings/security settings/local policies/security options"
i figured that there has to be a reg key to disable this and i even found one with regmon:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/System/ShutdownWithoutLogon]
"ValueType"=dword:00000004
"DisplayType"=dword:00000000BUT this one didn't work...
any ideas? B)
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no it didnt work.
i copied the entire i386 folder of the MUI pack in the i368 folder of the XPCD. but after the installation was finished i couldn't choose between the 2 languages.i guess that i have to reference the second language somewhere. its propably just one file i need to edit...
anybody?
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well, im not a pro in administrating a domain, but *maybe* you need to create a useraccount on your client machine during the installation that has the rights to join clients to a domain?
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LOL i guess i should have looked at the content of this CD
there are several folders there. one of which is called GER.MUI which propably contains the language i want - and in this folder is another one called "i386" now guess what i did....
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Is there any way that i can slipstream, or somehow integrate a Multilingual User Interface Pack into my unattended xpcd?
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@alanoll: that was it! this line caused the problem! one backslash was missing. without it the line looked like this:
c:\windowsgrass2.jpg
after changing it to this:
Wallpaper=%systemroot%\grass2.jpg
it worked
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i also dont think that they will change alot in the final version. from what i read it has pretty much all the improvements taht SP2 had for xp, plus active directory and other server specific improvements.
i copied the entire i386 folder of the MUI pack in the i368 folder of the XPCD. but after the installation was finished i couldn't choose between the 2 languages.
Win Server 2003 SP1 RC1
in Multi-Boot CD/DVDs
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hmm, but why would they have different file sizes then?
also the string "i386" was found 7 times in the new one, instead of 4 times as it was in the old one.
well, i will try it anyway, and replace the new one, with the old one. we'll see if it works, i'll let yo know!