Re: Setup is Very Slow

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:27:04 -0800

Thanks this has fixed the problem. copy not takes 8 min

Regards
Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>If you booted from a DOS network disk and then attached
to a network share
>to so this install - if you did not install SmartDrive
prior to kicking off
>the winnt.exe process then it will take an extremely long
time to copy all
>the files locally prior to the local setup kicking off.
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>Regards,
>
>Mike
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>"Dave Page" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
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>news:fc8501c4119d$202b9000$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am installing Windows Server 2003 from a distribution
>> point. The machine displays a message "Please wait while
>> Setup copies files to your hard drive" This message is
>> displayed for about 3 hours before the yellow copy
>> progress bar is displayed, and even then the files are
>> copied very slowly.
>>
>> I have tried this with a FAT and FAT32 formated hard
drive.
>>
>> The same process running on the same machine and from
the
>> same distribution server but using window 2000 server
>> setup file takes only 4 min.
>>
>> Do you know why this takes so long with Server 2003, I
>> have also had the same problem with Windows XP?
>>
>> Regards
>> Dave
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