How to integrate the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 files into a Windows Server 2003 installation folder

This article describes how to integrate the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) files into a Windows Server 2003 installation folder. To perform this task, you can use the /integrate switch or the Update.exe utility. These tools help you run an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP2 if the original Windows installation disc is for an earlier version of Windows Server 2003.

Note In the following methods, X is a placeholder for the drive name of the disk drive where you create the Windows Server 2003 installation folder and the service pack folder. After you integrate the Windows Server 2003 SP2 files into the Windows Server 2003 installation folder, you can do the following tasks:

• Share the Windows Server 2003 installation folder from that location.
• Copy the Windows Server 2003 installation folder to another location or to another computer.
• Burn the Windows Server 2003 installation folder onto removable media.

Method 1: Use the /integrate switch

1. Connect to the network drive or to the local drive where you want to create the Windows Server 2003 installation folder. Designate this drive as drive X.
2. Create the Windows Server 2003 installation folder, and create the service pack folder. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
   2. At the command prompt, type mkdir X:\2k3CD\i386, and then press ENTER.
   3. Type mkdir X:\2k3SP2, and then press ENTER.
3. Use the Xcopy command-line tool to copy the files and the subfolders from the Windows Server 2003 installation CD to the X:\2k3CD\i386 folder. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Insert the Windows Server 2003 installation CD into the CD drive or into the DVD drive.
   2. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
      xcopy /e /i /v CD-ROM_Drive:\i386 X:\2k3CD\i386
4. Type Exit, and then press ENTER.
5. Download the Windows Server 2003 SP2 network installation package to the X:\2k3SP2 folder. To download the Windows Server 2003 SP2 network installation package, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95AC1610-C232-4644-B828-C55EEC605D55&displaylang=en
   Note If the operating system uses a language that is not English, change the language to English before you download the Windows Server 2003 SP2 network installation package. The Change Language list is in the middle of the page.
6. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
7. Type cd X:\2k3SP2, and then press ENTER.
8. Type WindowsServer2003-KB914961-SP2-x86-ENU.exe/integrate:X:\2k3CD, and then press ENTER.
   
   The Windows Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard starts and notifies you that the Windows Server 2003 SP2 files are being integrated into the Windows Server 2003 installation folder.
9. Follow the instructions in the Windows Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard.
10. Click OK when you see a dialog box that indicates that the integrated installation is complete.
11. Type Exit, and then press ENTER.
12. After you complete the integration process, run an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP2. To do this, click Start, click Run, type X:\2k3CD\i386\winnt32, and then click OK.

Method 2: Use the Update.exe utility

1. Follow steps 1 through 7 from Method 1.
2. Type WindowsServer2003-KB914961-SP2-x86-ENU.exe �x, and then press ENTER.
3. When you are prompted, make sure that the X:\2k3SP2 folder is listed as the destination folder for the extracted files, and then click OK to extract the files.
4. Type X:\2k3SP2\i386\update\update /s:X:\2k3CD, and then press ENTER.
   
   The Windows Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard starts and notifies you that the Windows Server 2003 SP2 files are being integrated into the Windows Server 2003 installation folder.
5. Click OK when you see a dialog box that indicates that the integrated installation is complete.
6. After you complete the integration process, run an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP2. To do this, click Start, click Run, type X:\2k3CD\i386\winnt32, and then click OK.