Clean Install - Setup Cannot Find EULA

[vaedor]

I formatted a hard drive using a Win98 Setup disk (FAT32).

Then I used Smartdrive and proceeded to install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition.

Setup started and loaded some files, then I had to reboot.

Setup again continued and eventually the message "Starting Windows" appeared on the lower left of the screen.

Got the three choices...to repair, exit, or setup windows.

I chose to setup windows and then it came back with the message "Setup cannot find the EULA" and that was it...only choice I had was F3 for restart.

How do I fix this?


Would making the CD Bootable fix this?

If so, how do I make it bootable using roxio? (can I use the windows xp bootable disk guide and substitute certain files?)

[Seducer]

i tried this one before...during the installation, i thought that the computer hang so i reset. That was the reason why i get that message. If I were you, just leave that portion of installation , donot reset and wait for the message something "Hit enter bla blablabla"..

[vaedor]

ok you may be on to something, because the first time it loaded files it never actually told me to reboot...it just sort of sat there for a long time...so i manually rebooted and it seemed to continue. This time i will wait for it to prompt me i guess.

Anyone else have other ideas?

[irkushpd]

I have encounter this problem once...the ram is likely the culprit, incompatible ram I think try swapping the ram.

[Sux]

just about everyone that i heard of doing the winnt.exe way of installing get that error including me to. I hate how that never works and hangs for like an hour. It is another bug in windows and it is only in xp and up <_< just make it bootable here is a guide on how to make it bootable for xp but it is on the same lines for 2003 http://winxp.bink.nu/