Slipstreamed Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 Screen Shots

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I've posted a few screen shots of Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 to give you a flavour....

To do this, I first built a slip-stream ISO of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and installed it under Virtual PC. There's lots of information out on the Internet on how to make slip-stream CDs, but in summary:

  • Use something like ISOBuster to extract a base Windows Server 2003 Enterprise CD to a directory on the hard disk e.g. c:tempNRMEFPP_EN.
  • Extract the bootable bits which should include a .img file to (for example) c:tempBootCD
  • From a command prompt, run the SP1 RC download executable to extract to a temporary directory:
    e.g. "spsr1 /U /X:c:tempservicepack"
  • From c:tempservicepacki386update, run "update /S:c:tempNRMEFPP_EN"
  • Using your favorite burning tool, build a bootable ISO image disk using the contents of c:tempNRMEFPP_EN and the .img file from the first step.
  • Use the new ISO image to boot from and install into a new Virtual PC

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While installing(No perceptable change) The first boot (notice 2004) Windows firewall on the Control Panel menu
Windows Firewall General Tab Help About Firewall exceptions after configuring a File and Print role