Computer not booting off Setup CD

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Sinister_kid

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I am trying to install Windows Server 2003 on a server that I recently got and the computer for some reason will not boot off the setup cd.

I downloaded Windows Server 2003 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d8eecd75-1fc4-49e5-bc66-9da2b03d9b92

And burned the image, correctly, to a CD and popped the cd into the server computer's disk drive. When I went to boot off the CD the computer simply booted to the OS, which I am trying to get off the computer with this fresh OS install.

Any ideas?
 
Are you sure the Server 2003 iso didn't corrupt during download? Have you tested it in a VM to see if it boots?
 
I clicked your link and had a look, is the "Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK ISO Install", actually the full Server 2003? Isn't that just tools to develop apps for server 2003?
 
alphanumeric said:
I clicked your link and had a look, is the "Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK ISO Install", actually the full Server 2003? Isn't that just tools to develop apps for server 2003?
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Wow! How did I miss this one?

Yes, SDK == "software development kit." These are just tools that assist programmers and developers in crafting applications specifically used for Windows Server.
There used to be a link on Microsoft's website that contained a Windows Server 2003 Installation ISO and a trial key, but it looks like they replaced it with a trial for Server 2008 R2,

Edit: Is OP a student currently attending college or a university, by any chance? Might want to look into Dreamspark as MS still offers Windows Server 2003. Either that or get a Technet Pro subscription, if this server is not being used in production environments.
 
GushpinBob said:
Wow! How did I miss this one?

Yes, SDK == "software development kit." These are just tools that assist programmers and developers in crafting applications specifically used for Windows Server.
There used to be a link on Microsoft's website that contained a Windows Server 2003 Installation ISO and a trial key, but it looks like they replaced it with a trial for Server 2008 R2,

Edit: Is OP a student currently attending college or a university, by any chance? Might want to look into Dreamspark as MS still offers Windows Server 2003. Either that or get a Technet Pro subscription, if this server is not being used in production environments.
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Currently going to a community college? I will have to look up this dreamspark.
 
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