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appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/06 12:18]
mcb30
appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/17 20:41]
mcb30 Remove diskpart rescan; it can cause duplicate disks!
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     DISKPART>​ clean     DISKPART>​ clean
 +    DISKPART>​ uniqueid disk id=12345678
     DISKPART>​ create partition primary     DISKPART>​ create partition primary
     DISKPART>​ select partition 1     DISKPART>​ select partition 1
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     DISKPART>​ assign     DISKPART>​ assign
     DISKPART>​ exit     DISKPART>​ exit
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 +(where //​12345678//​ can be any non-zero 8-digit hexadecimal string that you choose).
  
 Copy the contents of the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM to the USB key: Copy the contents of the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM to the USB key:
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           <​RunSynchronousCommand wcm:​action="​add">​           <​RunSynchronousCommand wcm:​action="​add">​
             <​Order>​1</​Order>​             <​Order>​1</​Order>​
-            <​Path>​cmd.exe /c for /f %i in (&​apos;​dir /s /b %WINDIR%\inf\oem*.inf&​apos;​) do drvload %i</​Path>​+            <​Path>​cmd.exe /c for /f %i in (&​apos;​dir /s /b %WINDIR%\inf\oem*.inf&​apos;​) do drvload %i || echo Ignoring error</​Path>​
           </​RunSynchronousCommand>​           </​RunSynchronousCommand>​
         </​RunSynchronous>​         </​RunSynchronous>​
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   </​unattend>​   </​unattend>​
  
-and save it as //​E:​\autounattend.xml//​ (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key).+(modifying "​amd64"​ to "​x86"​ if you are using a non-64-bit version of Windows) ​and save it as //​E:​\autounattend.xml//​ (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key).
  
 ==== Preparing the imagex configuration file ==== ==== Preparing the imagex configuration file ====
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 ==== Enabling SRP boot support ==== ==== Enabling SRP boot support ====
  
-  * Boot from your USB key, and install Windows Server 2008 to a blank physical disk on a new machine.+Boot from your USB key, and install Windows Server 2008 to a blank physical disk on a new machine. ​ (This step is sadly necessary due to limitations in the Windows Setup infrastructure.)
  
-  * In the newly-installed Windows Server 2008, install //​sanbootconf//​ from your USB key.+In the newly-installed Windows Server 2008, install //​sanbootconf//​ from your USB key.
  
-  * Start up a command prompt and prepare the machine for capturing the installation image:+Start up a command prompt and prepare the machine for capturing the installation image:
  
     cd %WINDIR%\System32\sysprep     cd %WINDIR%\System32\sysprep
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 ==== Capturing the installation image ==== ==== Capturing the installation image ====
  
-  * Boot from your USB key, and press //​Shift-F10//​ to start up a command prompt window+Boot from your USB key.  At the language selection screen, press //​Shift-F10//​ to start up a command prompt window ​and capture ​the image:
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-  * Capture ​the image:+
  
     cd \     cd \
-    imagex /append C: E:​\sources\install.wim "​Windows Server 2008 (SRP boot)" "​Windows Server 2008 with SRP boot support"​+    imagex /append C: E:​\sources\install.wim "​Windows Server 2008 (SRP boot)" "​Windows Server 2008 with SRP boot support" ​/flags "​SERVERENTERPRISE"​ 
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 +(where //​SERVERENTERPRISE//​ may need to be changed to //​SERVERSTANDARD//​ or //​SERVERDATACENTER//​ depending on which version of Windows Server 2008 you are installing).
  
-   ​* ​Quit the Windows installer and shut down the machine.+Quit the Windows installer and shut down the machine.
  
 ==== Converting back to a DVD-ROM (optional) ==== ==== Converting back to a DVD-ROM (optional) ====

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