Windows 2003 Setup for Non-bootable CD-ROM

[Brad Codd]

In Windows 2000 we could use MAKEBOOT.EXE to create a set
of 4 floppy disks for use on systems that do not have
a "Boot From CD-ROM" capability. If there an equivalent
for Windows 2003?

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

Brad

No. A possibility might be to use a Win9x startup disk, that also loads
SMARTDRV, and start the install with WINNT. This MS Knowledge Base article
has more information:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=810562

Best regards

Bjorn
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Bjorn Landemoo - (e-mail address removed) - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)

Best regards

Bjorn

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

Windows XP was the last OS that included this functionality.

There really can't be many systems that can't boot from CD, certainly few
that would be considered suitable for a server OS.

Regards

Oli