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Asked: 2011-06-26 17:25:13 +0800 CST

Installing IIS on windows server 2003, which files from SP2 CD are needed?

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I'm trying to install IIS on Windows Server 2003 and in the Windows Components Wizard, it prompts me to "Insert Service Pack 2 CD-ROM".. I'm assuming this is the Windows Server 2003 installation CD, CD 2. However when I try to put it in, it doesn't seem to recognize it.. In the D: drive, it is called CR0SCD2X_EN. Do you folks have any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks.

Edit: I entered in CD1 and seems like it gave it a kick start. However, now it is complaining about where a convlog.exe file is. Doesn't seem to be in CD1 or CD2. :(

windows-server-2003 iis

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    No, it's asking for the installation files for Service Pack 2, not CD 2. It's asking for what it needs - the versions of the files already on the system are at SP2, but the installation source files aren't there for whatever reason.

    Once you do what you're talking about - essentially, forcing SP1 files (2003 R2 shipped with SP1 included) in place of SP2 - you'll end up with a mostly-working-but-partially-broken IIS installation, which won't install at least some security updates correctly.

    I'd suggest you download and extract the SP2 installation files to somewhere accessible from this computer, then uninstall and reinstall IIS on the box with that location specified when it prompts for the SP2 "CD".

    If not, after you've forced it through like this, a) reinstall SP2, and b) run Windows Update again.

    Edit: One such breakage is this one: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009746

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  2. Kinda weird, but with the help of IIS forum, I was able to do this: Run this command from command prompt:

    esentutl /p c:\windows\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb

    And installing IIS after that. It works!

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  3. If you have a slipstreamed CD, point the installer to it.

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  4. This problem might have an utterly stupid solution:

    If the "Files Needed" dialog is proposing the location "C:\WINDOWS\INSTALLATION\I386\i386", try deleting the last I386 (from the dialog's path):

    With the current AWS EC2 Windows Server R2 image (ami-26e3e7cd) that's all is needed: it looks like some installer genius just typed the wrong location somewhere!

    The prompt will come up for each missing file, so you'll have to do this several times.

    Precisely these are the files for which I get a prompt when installing IIS (the Application Server role):

    • convlog.exe
    • iisback.vbs
    • iis6.cab
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