Longhorn Server Install from .iso?

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Bob Willer

Well, I am 0 for 2 trying to install Vista & Longhorn Server Beta 2. With
Vista, I have now ripped 2 DVD's, both of which start copying files, and
then fail with the message that it can't read the dvd.

With Longhorn, I have tried installing to both Virtual PC and Virtual Server
2005 R2 from the .iso. Both attempts have yielded the following message:

"Setup was unable to find the Windows End User License Agreement. Please
ensure that you are running Setup from valid installation media."

Is an .iso not valid media?

Anyone had any luck with this scenario?
Thanks
Bob Willer
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An ISO image (.iso) is an informal term for a disk image of an ISO 9660 file
system. More loosely, it refers to any optical disk image, even a UDF image.
As is typical for disk images, in addition to the data files that are
contained in the ISO image, it also contains all the filesystem metadata
(boot code, structures, and attributes). All of this information is
contained in a single file. These properties make it an attractive
alternative to physical media for the distribution of software which
requires this additional information as it is simple to retrieve over the
Internet.
You need software such as Daemon Tools or Nero Drive Image or burn to a
blank DVD for it to be functional.
 
Daemon Tools - I'd definately recommend it. www.daemon-tools.cc

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I am not sure if my message was mis-interpreted or not, but for the Vista
build, I used Nero to burn the DVD image. For Longhorn, I was using the
Microsoft VCDControl Tool to mount the .iso. (Actually, when trying to
install it via Virtual Server, I mounted the .iso as a drive via the Virtual
Server configuration).

BW
 
I had the same issue trying to install into Virtual Server 2005 with the
Vista B2 iso file. I burned a copy to a DVD and have been installing it.

However, my issue is a bit different. The virtual machine is installing from
the burned DVD on the screen for installing windows where it lists the
following options, copying files, expanding files, installing features, etc.
It has been running for just over 2 hours and is currently at 30% for the
Copying Windows Files item. Has anyone else seen this? Is there anyway for it
to go faster???????
 
I had to burn a DVD as well. It doesn't work from the iso.

Unfortunately, it ran for 2+ hours "copying files" and was only at 30% when
I tried to install the new VPC on Virtual Server 2005.

Has anyone else had this issue with the speed of the install?
 
I am running into the same problem, burned the iso and the install starts
fine, you enter the product key and as soon as you click next you get "setup
was unable to find the windows end user license agreement." I read somewhere
it was due to the incorrect product key being used. Make sure you either
downloaded Server and are using one of the other 4 keys, or vice versa.
 
I have the same problem. When I entered my product key and click "next" I get
the message "Setup was unable to find the Windows End User License Agreement.
Please ensure that you are running Setup from Valid installation media". I
have an original Vista beta 2 DVD burned from an .Iso with Nero and Product
key. I hope there is a resolution for this problem. I find this very anoying.
 
I have the same problem. When I entered my product key and click "next" I get
the message "Setup was unable to find the Windows End User License Agreement.
Please ensure that you are running Setup from Valid installation media". I
have an original Vista beta 2 DVD burned from an .Iso with Nero and Product
key. I hope there is a resolution for this problem. I find this very anoying.
 
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Valentine said:
Sorry. I get an error message when I send my text. Now I have posted 2x
the
same message. Sorry
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