Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

[Guest SinghRoc]

Hello

 

I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2 when I

install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs R2

when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my media

kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or without

SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

packs)

Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

 

Please let me know

 

Thanks

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

I'm sure you can still get media kits. There is no Windows Server x64

without at least SP1, since it released at the SP1 level. You should be able

to get media kits with integrated SP2 at this point. And you don't need to

buy R2 - it's a separate product. Though I think there's some good stuff in

R2 that make it well worth it.

 

FWIW, you don't need to actually install any of the stuff on the second CD

until you find something you need. And in most cases it only puts a stub on

the machine until you actually fully install the feature.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"SinghRoc" <SinghRoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:214B19A4-2B93-46C3-A429-3CFED1315D43@microsoft.com...

> Hello

>

> I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

> serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2

> when I

> install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs

> R2

> when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my

> media

> kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or

> without

> SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

> packs)

> Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

>

> Please let me know

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest SinghRoc]

RE: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

thanks a lot

this is helpful

i bought 2003 r2, thinking that i will use R2 features and i don't think i

will be using those featues, so i decided to stick with 2003 with sp2 (i

already have 2003 daomin).

i will call me vendor and see if they can get me windows 2003 64 bits

standard server media kit.

one more question, my domain has two 2003 standard 32 bits servers (both

domain controllers) and i would like to made this 64 bits server a third

domain controller. the new server will have sp2 on it and other two servers

don't have any service pack on them. my question is, when i run dcpromo on 64

bits server, will it join normally or has the AD structure changed with Sp1

and Sp2?

 

thanks

 

 

"SinghRoc" wrote:

> Hello

>

> I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

> serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2 when I

> install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs R2

> when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my media

> kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or without

> SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

> packs)

> Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

>

> Please let me know

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

R2 introduced AD changes, and I think SP1 did as well. You'll likely need to

run adprep on the domain before promoting the x64 server.

 

FWIW, you really, really, should be running at least SP1 on that domain. I

can think of good arguments for not installing SP2, but none for not

installing SP1.

 

Also, when you ask for media kits, please be careful what you ask for. There

are two very different, completely incompatible, versions of 64bit Windows -

x64 (AMD64 and EM64T) and Itanium. You need to make sure you get the right

version.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"SinghRoc" <SinghRoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AF0DCBB3-E510-4B25-8AB0-140F195F1A94@microsoft.com...

> thanks a lot

> this is helpful

> i bought 2003 r2, thinking that i will use R2 features and i don't think i

> will be using those featues, so i decided to stick with 2003 with sp2 (i

> already have 2003 daomin).

> i will call me vendor and see if they can get me windows 2003 64 bits

> standard server media kit.

> one more question, my domain has two 2003 standard 32 bits servers (both

> domain controllers) and i would like to made this 64 bits server a third

> domain controller. the new server will have sp2 on it and other two

> servers

> don't have any service pack on them. my question is, when i run dcpromo on

> 64

> bits server, will it join normally or has the AD structure changed with

> Sp1

> and Sp2?

>

> thanks

>

>

> "SinghRoc" wrote:

>

>> Hello

>>

>> I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

>> serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2

>> when I

>> install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs

>> R2

>> when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my

>> media

>> kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or

>> without

>> SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

>> packs)

>> Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

>>

>> Please let me know

>>

>> Thanks

>>

[Guest SinghRoc]

Re: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

thanks a lot

this is helpful

i bought 2003 r2, thinking that i will use R2 features and i don't think i

will be using those featues, so i decided to stick with 2003 with sp2 (i

already have 2003 daomin).

i will call me vendor and see if they can get me windows 2003 64 bits

standard server media kit.

one more question, my domain has two 2003 standard 32 bits servers (both

domain controllers) and i would like to made this 64 bits server a third

domain controller. the new server will have sp2 on it and other two servers

don't have any service pack on them. my question is, when i run dcpromo on 64

bits server, will it join normally or has the AD structure changed with Sp1

and Sp2?

 

thanks

 

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> I'm sure you can still get media kits. There is no Windows Server x64

> without at least SP1, since it released at the SP1 level. You should be able

> to get media kits with integrated SP2 at this point. And you don't need to

> buy R2 - it's a separate product. Though I think there's some good stuff in

> R2 that make it well worth it.

>

> FWIW, you don't need to actually install any of the stuff on the second CD

> until you find something you need. And in most cases it only puts a stub on

> the machine until you actually fully install the feature.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "SinghRoc" <SinghRoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:214B19A4-2B93-46C3-A429-3CFED1315D43@microsoft.com...

> > Hello

> >

> > I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

> > serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2

> > when I

> > install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs

> > R2

> > when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my

> > media

> > kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or

> > without

> > SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

> > packs)

> > Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

> >

> > Please let me know

> >

> > Thanks

> >

>

[Guest SinghRoc]

Re: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

Thanks a lot for your help

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> R2 introduced AD changes, and I think SP1 did as well. You'll likely need to

> run adprep on the domain before promoting the x64 server.

>

> FWIW, you really, really, should be running at least SP1 on that domain. I

> can think of good arguments for not installing SP2, but none for not

> installing SP1.

>

> Also, when you ask for media kits, please be careful what you ask for. There

> are two very different, completely incompatible, versions of 64bit Windows -

> x64 (AMD64 and EM64T) and Itanium. You need to make sure you get the right

> version.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "SinghRoc" <SinghRoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:AF0DCBB3-E510-4B25-8AB0-140F195F1A94@microsoft.com...

> > thanks a lot

> > this is helpful

> > i bought 2003 r2, thinking that i will use R2 features and i don't think i

> > will be using those featues, so i decided to stick with 2003 with sp2 (i

> > already have 2003 daomin).

> > i will call me vendor and see if they can get me windows 2003 64 bits

> > standard server media kit.

> > one more question, my domain has two 2003 standard 32 bits servers (both

> > domain controllers) and i would like to made this 64 bits server a third

> > domain controller. the new server will have sp2 on it and other two

> > servers

> > don't have any service pack on them. my question is, when i run dcpromo on

> > 64

> > bits server, will it join normally or has the AD structure changed with

> > Sp1

> > and Sp2?

> >

> > thanks

> >

> >

> > "SinghRoc" wrote:

> >

> >> Hello

> >>

> >> I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I have

> >> serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install R2

> >> when I

> >> install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it installs

> >> R2

> >> when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using my

> >> media

> >> kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or

> >> without

> >> SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install service

> >> packs)

> >> Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

> >>

> >> Please let me know

> >>

> >> Thanks

> >>

>

[Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Re: Installing windows 2003 64 bits standard server without R2

 

Hello,

The media on CD1 is actually the same whether you have R2 or not.

The R2 product key simply exposes the new components for R2 via Add\remove

components,

As long as you don't use the second CD, your installed OS is the same as

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 ( Windows Server 2003 x64 editions includes

SP1 by default)

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

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|> thanks a lot

|> this is helpful

|> i bought 2003 r2, thinking that i will use R2 features and i don't think

i

|> will be using those featues, so i decided to stick with 2003 with sp2 (i

|> already have 2003 daomin).

|> i will call me vendor and see if they can get me windows 2003 64 bits

|> standard server media kit.

|> one more question, my domain has two 2003 standard 32 bits servers (both

|> domain controllers) and i would like to made this 64 bits server a third

|> domain controller. the new server will have sp2 on it and other two

servers

|> don't have any service pack on them. my question is, when i run dcpromo

on 64

|> bits server, will it join normally or has the AD structure changed with

Sp1

|> and Sp2?

|>

|> thanks

|>

|>

|>

|> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

|>

|> > I'm sure you can still get media kits. There is no Windows Server x64

|> > without at least SP1, since it released at the SP1 level. You should

be able

|> > to get media kits with integrated SP2 at this point. And you don't

need to

|> > buy R2 - it's a separate product. Though I think there's some good

stuff in

|> > R2 that make it well worth it.

|> >

|> > FWIW, you don't need to actually install any of the stuff on the

second CD

|> > until you find something you need. And in most cases it only puts a

stub on

|> > the machine until you actually fully install the feature.

|> >

|> > --

|> > Charlie.

|> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

|> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

|> >

|> >

|> > "SinghRoc" <SinghRoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

|> > news:214B19A4-2B93-46C3-A429-3CFED1315D43@microsoft.com...

|> > > Hello

|> > >

|> > > I am trying to install a windows server 64 bits standard server. I

have

|> > > serial number for both with and without R2. I don't want to install

R2

|> > > when I

|> > > install the server. Media kit that I have got has two CDs and it

installs

|> > > R2

|> > > when I use both CD. My question is, how can I not install r2 using

my

|> > > media

|> > > kit or where can I get windows 2003 64 bits standard server with or

|> > > without

|> > > SP1 or SP2 (if without service packs, I can download and install

service

|> > > packs)

|> > > Or can I still get media kits without R2 in it from market?

|> > >

|> > > Please let me know

|> > >

|> > > Thanks

|> > >

|> >

|>