Re: Windows Server 2008 RC1 won't upgrade to RTM - install error




Windows server 2003 x64 is installed on drive d: as a dual boot; it was
installed after 2k8. I believe I had to reinstall or repair the 2k8 boot
files and then used Vista Boot Pro to edit the BCD and add the option for
2k3.

Removing the dual boot option with Vista Boot Pro didn't help with this
problem. I no longer get the dual boot menu on start up.

Maybe there are more modified files on drive C: I need to remove? Or maybe
the Vista Boot Pro BCD editor changes the format of the BCD too much?

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"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Geskin,

Is there a Vista also installed on the disk as dual boot?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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I am running Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 RC1 which expires soon.
I am trying to upgrade to the same flavor of the RTM.

I start the install from a DVD or hard disk directory, and it tells me
that the upgrade option is disabled.

There are two bulleted messages. one about needing win2k3 or win2k8
server
to upgrade,
the second one says that c:\ProgramData must be removed or renamed. If
I
chose the new install option,
the next page warns me that other users were logged on and that this
is a problem, but it still takes me to the next dialog for choosing a
partition to install on. I cancel installation here because I want to
upgrade.
The installation process created these two files in the windows
directory:

Setupact.log:

----------------------------------------------------------
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info [0x0a000a] UI Autorun:Autorun core
successfully initialized!!!
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info [0x0a000b] UI Autorun:Autorun UI
successfully initialized!!!
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI AppWindow has layout
style
0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI NavWindow has layout
style
0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI NavWindow has layout
style
0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI Page with ID 2018
returned
0 for CanPageBeActivated with choice 0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI Page with ID 2002
returned
0 for CanPageBeActivated with choice 0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI Page with ID 1200
returned
1 for CanPageBeActivated with choice 0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info UI Page with ID 1200
returned
1 for CanPageBeActivated with choice 0
2008-05-22 10:44:18, Info [0x0a011c] UI
WizardDialogPost::SetActive
2008-05-22 10:44:20, Info [0x0a018e] UI Passing command line
parameter ("E:\Sources\setup.exe /HideWelcome /uilanguage:en-US
/targetlanguage:en-US") to IBS.
2008-05-22 10:45:57, Info [0x0a013b] UI Cancel rejected.
Remaining
on Page Install Windows.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--
Setuperr.log is an empty file.

This is the result of the set command at elevated prompt (computer
name and
user name replaced with
angle bracket placeholders):
-----------------------------------------------
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=<Computer Name>
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\<User Name>
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\<Computer Name>
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=d:\vistasystem;c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\;c:\p
rogram
files
(x86)\borland\bds\4.0\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\sy
stem32\wbem;c:\program
files (x86)\ati technologies\ati.ace\core-static;c:\program files
(x86)\idm
computer solutions\ultraedit-32;c:\program files
(x86)\borland\caliberrm sdk
2005 r2\lib;C:\Program
Files\MATLAB\R2006a\bin\win64;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1
.0\;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft
SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\<User Name>\Documents\Borland Studio
Projects\Bpl;C:\Program Files (x86)\IDM Computer
Solutions\UltraCompare
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11,
GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f0b
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
PROMPT=$P$G
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SAN_DIR=C:\Program Files\SiSoftware\SiSoftware Sandra Professional
Home XII
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\<Computer Name Short Form>\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\<Computer Name Short Form>\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN=<Computer Name>
USERNAME=<User Name>
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\<User Name>
VS80COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\Common7\Tools\
windir=C:\Windows
C:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
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