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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to integrate Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) files into Windows Server 2003 installation folder. You can use the / integrate switch or the Update.exe utility methods how to perform this task. These methods help to start in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP2 if the original Windows installation disk is an older version of Windows Server 2003.
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Use one of the following methods as appropriate for your situation.
Method 1: Use the “/ integrate” switch
Create two new folders on your computer. For example, create the following folders:
C: \ Win2k3CD
C: \ Win2k3SP2
Copy files and folders from the original Windows Server 2003 installation disk into the folder C: \ Win2k3CD folder.
Download the Windows Server 2003 SP2 installation package to C: \ Win2k3SP2 folder. To download the installation package, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=95ac1610-c232-4644-b828-c55eec605d55
Note: If the operating system uses a language other than English, change language to English before downloading. Change the language shown in the middle of the download page.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt type the following command and press ENTER:
CD C: \ Win2k3SP2
At the command prompt type the following command and press ENTER:
WindowsServer2003-KB914961-SP2-x86-ENU.exe / integration: C: \ Win2k3CD
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard starts and guides you to warn that Windows Server 2003 SP2 files are integrated into Windows Server 2003 installation folder.
Follow the instructions in the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard.
Click the OK button, a dialog box that shows that the integrated installation has completed successfully.
Method 2: Use the Update.exe
Follow steps 1 to 5 of method 1
At the command prompt type the following command and press ENTER:
WindowsServer2003-KB914961-SP2-x86-ENU.exe-x
When prompted, make sure that C: \ Win2k3SP2 is listed as the target folder for extracting files, and then click OK to extract the files.
At the command prompt type the following command and press ENTER:
C: \ Win2k3SP2 \ i386 \ update \ update / s: C: \ Win2k3CD
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard starts and guides you to warn that Windows Server 2003 SP2 files are integrated into Windows Server 2003 installation folder.
Follow the instructions in the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard.
Click the OK button, a dialog box that shows that the integrated installation has completed successfully.