Server 2003 installation

In the Caution dialog, press Enter to continue. The Installation Information dialog appears. In the Installation Information dialog, press Enter to continue. The Administrator Password dialog appears.

In the Administrator Password dialog, do the following:. Specify an OS Administrator password and press Enter. You will be asked to confirm the password. In the Administrator Password Confirmation dialog, retype the password and press Enter. The Windows Setup starts and a message appears that the setup is formatting the partition. All rights reserved. Install Windows Server Operating System. Review installation prerequisites.

Choose an installation method. Installation Methods. Gather the Windows installation media. Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers. Prepare mass storage drivers. Prepare Mass Storage Drivers for Delivery. Perform the Windows OS installation. Post Installation. Note - The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section walks you through the steps for booting the Windows Server media, installing drivers if necessary at boot, and partitioning the drive.

Emulex SAN Driver. Floppy Disk Local or Remote. Floppy Image. Note - If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file.

Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them. Note - The screen that appears in your installation may be different depending on the type of disk controller installed in your server. Note - The above prompt lasts for approximately five seconds and is easy to miss. If you do not press F6 while the prompt is displayed, the dialog enabling you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail.

If this happens, restart the server on which you are performing the installation and go back to Step 3. Note - The above dialog will vary depending on the type of mass storage controller driver s you are installing. Note - Information concerning how to properly set up and deploy a RIS network environment is outside the scope of this installation guide.

The client then logs on with a valid user account. The server must meet the minimum hardware requirements for the version of Windows Server that is installed. SCSI-based disk controllers and disks are preferred. RIS requires a lot of disk space, and you cannot install it on the same drive or partition on which Windows Server is installed. Make sure that the chosen drive contains enough free disk space for at least one full set of the installation files for the operating system you plan to remotely install.

The following list describes the minimum hardware that is required for RIS client computers:. Several network services must be active and available for RIS.

You can install the following services either on the RIS server or on other servers that are available on the network:. Make sure that the client computer's network adapter has been set as the primary boot device in the computer BIOS. If the network adapter is configured as the primary boot device, the client requests a network service boot from the RIS server on the network when the client starts. Do not press F12 unless you need a new operating system installation or access to maintenance and troubleshooting tools.

After the client operating system has been installed by using RIS, you can ignore the prompt to press F12 during future client computer startups. To use the remote boot disk to start the installation, insert the boot disk into the floppy disk drive, and then start the client computer. The floppy disk drive must be set as the primary boot device in the client BIOS. After the computer starts from the disk, you are prompted to press F12 to start the network service boot process. You must remove the boot disk after you press F12 and before the text-mode portion of the operating system installation completes.

In this case, you must press F12 on the Compaq startup screen, and then press F12 again when you are prompted by the RIS server. Click to select the Remote Installation Services check box, and then click Next. After you do so, you may receive a message with options for upgrading the operating system.

Click No. Type the drive letter and folder in which the RIS files are stored, and then click Next. Respond to client computers requesting service. If you select this option, RIS is enabled, and it will respond to client computers that are requesting service.

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They did not opt for the volume license program. Your reinstalling the OS correct? If you don't have the media and one of the links that I posted earlier do not help, then you are going to have to purchase a new license.

The links I posted are links in which I responded to other poster's asking the same thing you are, and one of them even metions the same server you have Dell My above post was an explanation of the MS LV program and why it's the preferred route to obtaining software instead of buying it on eBay or getting it through a torrent.

Oh I completely agree. But the way I see it is they'll be able to rely on this box for another year or so and in that time they would be able to increase their capital and invest more on newer IT solutions. Are you certain you're going to get another year out of this box? I have the same server and had to replace two hard drives on it in the last two years. I think mine has the same sticker on it. Since hardware was failing and it was out of warranty, I opted to just do a P2V conversion and placed it on one of our Hyper-v setups.

I might have the two Dell discs that came with it. Even with those, I think you should seriously consider Bill Kindle's advice on this. I think it's worth a try and rebuild it. If you don't mind do you think it possible for you to send me the discs?