Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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robisok
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Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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Hi, i am trying to install windows server 2003 on virtualbox, i have installed virtualbox and have gone through all the setup to install server 2003, the problem is it(windows server 2003) comes in 2 iso files, so virtual box picks up the first one, but when the second disk is needed it is server requesting it not virtualbox, so i have no way of navigating to the second iso file and i cannot find the server 2003 installation directory, any suggestions on how i can get around this. Any help would be much appreciated...
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Re: Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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Create a second CD and mount the second disk there.
robisok
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Re: Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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vbox4me2 wrote:Create a second CD and mount the second disk there.
i already have 2 disks(iso) what i am saying is VirtualBox points me to the 1st one on my desktop, everything installs fine but when i come to the second disk(iso), it is server 2003 which is a virtual environment and doesnt know about the real environment(win7), so i cant point i9t to the second disk on my desktop..
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Re: Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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Look inside the VM settings, is the first ISO mounted in the storage section? if so add another CD and mount the second ISO.
robisok
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Re: Help!! trying to install windows server 2003

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vbox4me2 wrote:Look inside the VM settings, is the first ISO mounted in the storage section? if so add another CD and mount the second ISO.
Thankyou very much mate, i have done as you instructed and it has worked, its my first time using this software so it is nice to meet someone who knows what they are talking about. i have just started a degree in "computer systems and networks" and i have to set up a client server network next week in a lab using windows server 2003 and i havnt used it for a while so just wanted to have a refresher, again thanks for your time... :D :D :D
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