:: Windows Server 2003 ::

Copying the CD Contents

Inside of your SETUP folder which should be in AIO-DVD create a folder called Server2003.

eg. - D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\

Inside of this folder create a folder for each edition of Server 2003 that you are including. For my DVD I have DataCenter, Enterprise, Standard, and Web. Copy the entire Server 2003 cds into their corresponding folders.

Examples:
D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\DataCenter\
D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\Enterprise\
D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\Standard\
D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\Web\

NOTE: For this guide, we will be using Server 2003 Standard for the examples. If adding Enterprise, Data Center, or Web editions just change the necessary elements to fit your needs.

Creating the Boot Folder

Thanks to gosh from the MSFN forums, I have discovered a much better way to obtain the boot files. Go to Start -> Run and type or paste the following command with the correct drive letter of course:

D:\AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\Standard\i386\winnt32.exe /noreboot

Windows Server 2003 setup should come up.  Choose "New Installation" and go through the options as usual. Do NOT download updated setup files.  At the "Setup Options" screen, click on "Advanced Options" and make sure "copy all installation files from the CD" is checked. If it is grayed out don't worry about it.

Setup should create 2 folders in the root of your main drive. They will be hidden so make sure "Show hidden files and folders" is enabled.

$WIN_NT$.~BT - the boot folder
$WIN_NT$.~LS - installation files folder

Delete $WIN_NT$.~LS that was just created. All we're concerned with is the boot folder.

Rename $WIN_NT$.~BT to 3STD and move the entire folder into the AIO-DVD folder.

eg. - D:\AIO-DVD\3STD\

Now in the 3STD folder delete the following files:

BOOTSECT.DAT
migrate.inf
winnt.sif

IMPORTANT: Now there's just one last thing we have to do. When we ran setup like we just did, it expects us to be installing a new operating system the next time we reboot, so setup adds an extra boot option in the boot.ini file and changes the default boot choice to it. If you followed the instructions in "Getting Started", you should have made a copy of your boot.ini file. Take this copy, and copy it back over the boot.ini file in the C:\. Don't get rid of your original boot.ini, you will need it again if you plan on using other portions of this guide to add more operating systems.

If you don't have a backup of your boot.ini file, you can edit it yourself. This is what it normally looks like if you have Server 2003 installed on the first or only partition of your hard drive:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /fastdetect

I included other Server 2003 versions as well on my DVD and chose to use the following boot folder naming scheme:

3STD - Standard
3ENT - Enterprise
3DCT - Data Center
3WEB - Web

Editing "setupldr.bin"

Let's start modifying some files. First in your 3STD directory open up the file setupldr.bin in Hex Workshop. Under Edit -> Replace (Ctrl+H) search for Type: "Text String." We want to find i386 and replace it with 3STD. The screenshot below is just for reference.

Click OK and then choose Replace All. It should say "4 Occurrences Replaced." If it does not find 4 occurrences, there may be a problem somewhere. When done, save the file and choose not to back it up.

Editing "txtsetup.sif"

In your 3STD folder find the file txtsetup.sif and open it in NotePad. Choose Edit -> Find (Ctrl+F) and search for SetupSourcePath. You will need to change the default "\" to reflect the directory you copied your Server 2003 cd to. In this case it is "\SETUP\Server2003\Standard\"

Creating the Boot Sector

Now we will need to create the boot sector file that will actually load the text-mode setup for our operating system. Download the 3ALL.zip file. Extract the files and then open 3STD.dat in Hex Workshop. Scroll down until you see the following text in the right hand side. The red text is what we will be replacing. Replace I386 with 3STD.

Save the file, choose not to back it up and then place it in the AIO-DVD folder.

NOTE: If the boot sectors I have provided for download to not work for you I have provided a section on how to create your own. Please check the "Boot Sectors" section under "Get Help".

Finishing Up

Navigate to your setup folder \AIO-DVD\SETUP\Server2003\Standard\ and copy (not move) the following files into the root folder, AIO-DVD.

• readme.html
• win51Is (Standard only)
• win51Id (Datacenter only)
• win51Ia (Enterprise only)
• win51Ib (Web only)