I have just downloaded the Windows Server 2003 cd, file name;
SW_CD_Windows_Svr_Std_2003_R2_32-BIT_English_-2_R2_CD1_MLF_X12-16544.EXE
from the eOpen web site.  As you can see, it is not an ISO or IMG file but
an EXE file.  When I run it, it extracts to a folder.  I have attempted ...

I am trying to PXE boot this computer against a Windows server 2008 with
WDS, but is does not work. It takes about 30 minutes just to start loading
WinPE and after 2 hour the boot.wim file as been loaded.
The computers are connected to a Cisco 3750G switch.

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Can someone please give me a recommended size for a system partition of
Server 2008 64 bit.
I have found this site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/system-requirements.aspx

our setup now is xp pro 5 pc's peer to peer.
no sign on.
no user names or passwords.
no connection to internet.

I have a Windows Server 2003 domain with 6 domain controllers and various
other servers, all using R1.
I would like to deploy 6 new print servers and make use of the active
directory printing functionality that is a part of R2.

Hi…I am the administrator server of my firm. In exchange server 2003
(installed with windows SBS 2003) I configure the SMTP connector, in
particular, instead to waiting a 15 minutes planning, I set also the
ETRN/TURN option in SMTP connector to send immediately an e-mail thought ...

I've just migrated from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 on a new server. The old
server is now wiped and ready to install the free additional copy of
Windows Server 2008. The RAID is configured, the drives are formated and
I expected to be able to boot from the DVD and start the install

How can I install on a single RAID 5 Windows 2003 using GPT instead of MBR?  
I need to get around the 2tb limit for the array within windows due to the
MBR setup.  The boot drive is part of the 4 tb array - thus I can only format
2tb or so.  Will installing using 64 bit OS ...

doing unattnded install of server 2008... for terminal services, there is
the 'restrict user to one session' option that can be configured via the
GUI.... can this be set via the unattend.xml answer file?
If so, where? I couldn't find, if not, does anyone know the specific

Hi again,
I use the /debug4:debug.log switch with winnt32.exe but the debug.log file
is not create during setup / is not there after the unattended installation
is finished.

doing unattended install of server 2008... can u configure unattend.xml to
get rid of the 'initial configuration tasks' screen that appears at first
log in? If so, what settings? where?
any input is appreciated, thanks.

using mdt 2008 to deploy server 2008....
there are 2 parts... the unattended build and capture, and then the second
part is deploying that captured wim. Each part has its own task sequence and
an unattend.xml file available for use. I'm trying to get clear on what its

using mdt 2008 update1 to deploy Server 2008... ran an LTI build and capture
task sequence which completes fine, but the target system (and the resultant
wim image when deployed) is left with 2 boot options:
1. ramdisk device options

when using mdt 2008 update 1 to deploy a custom server 2008 wim image, does
it use imagex.exe to apply the image, or does it use setup.exe to install
it?