Cannot install W2003 admin pak on VS 2005 R2 instance

8 Feb 2006 7:34 PM

ed@lehigh

I get an error when trying to install the admin pak for the W2003 CD on my
virtual server instance of:

Product: Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack -- Windows Server
2003 Administration Tools Pack can only be installed on Windows XP
Professional with QFE Q329357 applied, on Windows XP Professional Service
Pack 1 or later, or on computers running Windows Server 2003 operating
systems.

I could't find anything in the KB articles about this. Is there a
workaround needed for a VS instance?

This was posted under Servers General last month with no response.

Ed

10 Feb 2006 6:27 AM

Joe Richards [MVP]

What OS are you trying to install it on?

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ed@lehigh wrote:

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> I get an error when trying to install the admin pak for the W2003 CD on my
> virtual server instance of:
>
> Product: Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack -- Windows Server
> 2003 Administration Tools Pack can only be installed on Windows XP
> Professional with QFE Q329357 applied, on Windows XP Professional Service
> Pack 1 or later, or on computers running Windows Server 2003 operating
> systems.
>
> I could't find anything in the KB articles about this. Is there a
> workaround needed for a VS instance?
>
> This was posted under Servers General last month with no response.
>
> Ed
>

10 Feb 2006 4:40 PM

ed@lehigh

This is for W2003 server standard edition with SP1.

My event log info is:

application log
source: msiinstaller
event id: 10005

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"Joe Richards [MVP]" wrote:

> What OS are you trying to install it on?
>
> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
> www.joeware.net
>
>
> ---O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition now available---
>
> http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm
>
>
>
> ed@lehigh wrote:
> > I get an error when trying to install the admin pak for the W2003 CD on my
> > virtual server instance of:
> >
> > Product: Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack -- Windows Server
> > 2003 Administration Tools Pack can only be installed on Windows XP
> > Professional with QFE Q329357 applied, on Windows XP Professional Service
> > Pack 1 or later, or on computers running Windows Server 2003 operating
> > systems.
> >
> > I could't find anything in the KB articles about this. Is there a
> > workaround needed for a VS instance?
> >
> > This was posted under Servers General last month with no response.
> >
> > Ed
> >
>

11 Feb 2006 5:32 AM

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:5760C4A2-CD4E-4AE1-960B-48721E1904A2@microsoft.com,

ed@lehigh <e*@lehigh.com> stated, which I commented on below:

> This is for W2003 server standard edition with SP1.
>
> My event log info is:
>
> application log
> source: msiinstaller
> event id: 10005

It could be a corrupted source. How are you installing it? Thru a shared
folder from the host or did you copy it to the VS and then ran it?

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11 Feb 2006 6:34 PM

Joe Richards [MVP]

Yeah I would think corrupted source or trying to run from CD. VS gets hokey
sometimes when trying to do that so I always copy the installs locally.

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Ace Fekay [MVP] wrote:

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> In news:5760C4A2-CD4E-4AE1-960B-48721E1904A2@microsoft.com,
> ed@lehigh <e*@lehigh.com> stated, which I commented on below:
>> This is for W2003 server standard edition with SP1.
>>
>> My event log info is:
>>
>> application log
>> source: msiinstaller
>> event id: 10005
>
> It could be a corrupted source. How are you installing it? Thru a shared
> folder from the host or did you copy it to the VS and then ran it?
>

13 Feb 2006 5:49 AM

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:uj7fKnzLGHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,

Joe Richards [MVP] <humorexpr***@hotmail.com> stated, which I commented on
below:

> Yeah I would think corrupted source or trying to run from CD. VS gets
> hokey sometimes when trying to do that so I always copy the installs
> locally.

I agree. I've seen that before. I find it a big PITA.

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:-)

14 Feb 2006 12:42 PM

ed@lehigh

Thanks guys,

I believe your explaination is valid here. I will always copy any
applications to install into the VS instance from now on. Strangely enough,
I tried it from the VS host share, and it worked.

Case closed.

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"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:uj7fKnzLGHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> Joe Richards [MVP] <humorexpr***@hotmail.com> stated, which I commented on
> below:
> > Yeah I would think corrupted source or trying to run from CD. VS gets
> > hokey sometimes when trying to do that so I always copy the installs
> > locally.
>
> I agree. I've seen that before. I find it a big PITA.
>
> :-)
>
>
>

15 Feb 2006 7:16 AM

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:CCFCDEB9-7F9E-4D4A-B7E4-DF4AE79BC4D7@microsoft.com,

ed@lehigh <e*@lehigh.com> stated, which I commented on below:

> Thanks guys,
>
> I believe your explaination is valid here. I will always copy any
> applications to install into the VS instance from now on. Strangely
> enough, I tried it from the VS host share, and it worked.
>
> Case closed.

Cheers!