>I created a Win2003 Server SP1 (slipstreamed) bootable CD image and stored
>it on my hard disk. I configured the Virtual Server (VS) CDROM to load this
>image on boot of the VS. It loads and inspects my hardware, but strangely
>stops and says:
>
> Pls insert the disk labelled
> Windows Server 2003, Enterprise CD-ROM
> into Drive A:
>
> Press ENTER when ready.
>
> Drive A is attached to the physical drive A on the host and a virtual hard
> disk exists but I can't figger out why it's trying to look for the CDROM
> on drive A. Can anyone help?
>
> --Julian
>

> I created a Win2003 Server SP1 (slipstreamed) bootable CD image and
> stored it on my hard disk. I configured the Virtual Server (VS) CDROM
> to load this image on boot of the VS. It loads and inspects my
> hardware, but strangely stops and says:
>
> Pls insert the disk labelled
> Windows Server 2003, Enterprise CD-ROM
> into Drive A:
>
> Press ENTER when ready.
>
> Drive A is attached to the physical drive A on the host and a virtual
> hard disk exists but I can't figger out why it's trying to look for
> the CDROM on drive A. Can anyone help?
>
> --Julian

>Bill.
>
>The CD image is recognised as it boots into the image and gets to the point
>where, as in the original post, then asks for the CD in Drive A. Why drive
>A?

> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 16:30:57 +1100, "JDMils" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> >Bill.
> >
> >The CD image is recognised as it boots into the image and gets to the point
> >where, as in the original post, then asks for the CD in Drive A. Why drive
> >A?
>
> Maybe the slipstream was created incorrectly and has a reference to
> files on a floppy?

> Seems like your CD is not recognised. Did you create it as an ISO
> image? Can you open it with a program which can view ISO images?
>
> JDMils wrote:
>> I created a Win2003 Server SP1 (slipstreamed) bootable CD image and
>> stored it on my hard disk. I configured the Virtual Server (VS) CDROM
>> to load this image on boot of the VS. It loads and inspects my
>> hardware, but strangely stops and says:
>>
>> Pls insert the disk labelled
>> Windows Server 2003, Enterprise CD-ROM
>> into Drive A:
>>
>> Press ENTER when ready.
>>
>> Drive A is attached to the physical drive A on the host and a virtual
>> hard disk exists but I can't figger out why it's trying to look for
>> the CDROM on drive A. Can anyone help?
>>
>> --Julian
>
>

> In article <(email address - cut out)>, in the
> microsoft.public.virtualserver news group, Steve Jain <essjae-No@Spam-
> hotmail.com> says...
>
>> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 16:30:57 +1100, "JDMils" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>> >Bill.
>> >
>> >The CD image is recognised as it boots into the image and gets to the
>> >point
>> >where, as in the original post, then asks for the CD in Drive A. Why
>> >drive
>> >A?
>>
>> Maybe the slipstream was created incorrectly and has a reference to
>> files on a floppy?
>
> More likely to be that the OP messed up the burn and choose to create a
> bootable ISO using Floppy Emulation in his burning program.
>
> JD, can you describe exactly how you created the ISO, including which
> burner program and the steps you used to create it?
>
> --
> Paul Adare
> MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
> http://www.identit.ca/blogs/paul/
> Ca·nadi·an (k-nd-n) adj. & n.
> n: An educated, unarmed American with health care.

> Paul,
>
> Your assumption sounds correct but not valid. I used the instructions at
> http://www.christophercain.ca/files/BootCD/ChristopherCain.ca_SS_BootCD.pdf
> using an XP boot CD to obtain the boot image (the copy of Win2K3 I have is
> not bootable- it's a copy of the original CD but my manager didn't make it
> bootable).
> I selected no emulation in Nero and created an ISO. I tried this
> with just the Win2K3 files without the SP1 files and it still asks for the
> CD in drive A!!!???
>
> I just can't figure this one out- is it VS2005 that's at fault?