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#1 User is offline   lukar 

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Posted 24 July 2005 - 04:05 PM

I have Windows 2003 Server 3In1. I checked out the CD content, and there is no scripting used, nothing. The files are not hidden!

It contains English folder and inside Win 2003 and inside full installation for STD, ENT, WEB.
On the root folder there are STD, WEB, ENT folders as well as WIN51 etc files...and that's all....

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Posted 24 July 2005 - 04:13 PM

strange... a legit cd? dont sound like it

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Posted 24 July 2005 - 04:18 PM

trickytwista, on Jul 24 2005, 04:13 PM, said:

strange... a legit cd? dont sound like it
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It's the Microsoft way of doing it...i guess...

So, CD root looks like this

ENGLISH->WIN2003->STD,ENG,WEB
3ENE
3ENS
3ENW
WIN51
WIN51IA
WIN51IB
WIN51IS


And that's all. Boot screen looks like regular Microsoft boot screen. You have message press any key to boot, and then you have simple list of STD, ENT and WEB to install.
I just don't get what's the trick here...

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Posted 24 July 2005 - 04:31 PM

Sounds like you got your hands on an MSDN Win2k3 disc.

MSDN = Microsoft Developers Network

How is it possible to fit three on one:
When creating the image they use an "optimize" option which checks for duplicate files. So rather than writing three of the same file, it writes it once.

CDimage and UltraISO are two programs I know of that support the optimize option.

#5 User is offline   lukar 

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 10:41 AM

The thing is that this multiboot CD is done without using script...that's the point...

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 11:06 AM

lukar, on Jul 25 2005, 06:41 PM, said:

The thing is that this multiboot CD is done without using script...that's the point...
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and what's the matter ??? :blink:

why do you think MS will want to use a "script" ????? :P

the OS selection is into the bootsector, and that's all folk.... ;)

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#7 User is offline   lukar 

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 08:31 PM

Yeah...

I extracted it, and tried to edit the bootsector, but i'm getting errors...

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 10:40 AM

my 2k3 std edition cd has the folder tree that lukar told in the root of the cd

does that mean i can install ee or we using my std en cd ??

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 11:36 AM

Most probably it uses a "cracked" (by MS, LOL!) setupldr.bin, like this one:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=58410

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Posted 19 February 2006 - 11:18 PM

I want 2 know, what is the purpose of the 3EN* folders ???

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Posted 20 February 2006 - 04:50 AM

3ENE = ENG files
3ENS = STD files
3ENW = WEB files

The CD is for sure made with CDimage:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=49821

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Posted 20 February 2006 - 03:47 PM

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...209&#entry93209

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Posted 21 February 2006 - 10:18 AM

@jacalz
3ENE = ENG or ENT (enterprise) ???

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