Request for BRMSVOL_EN (Windows Server 2003 Standard SP1 VL English)

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  1. Arkansaw

    Arkansaw MDL Novice

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    #1 Arkansaw, Nov 6, 2011
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    [RESOLVED] Request for BRMSVOL_EN (Windows Server 2003 Standard SP1 VL English)

    I would like to request whoever that has this image (with the correct volume label) in your possession, to kindly upload it somewhere. I know this is a very old image but I just need it for reference purpose, sorry for this unusual request and thanks in advance.
     
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  3. Arkansaw

    Arkansaw MDL Novice

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    Yes, but that version (566MB) with volume label BRMSVOL_EN is not available anymore. The version on filesonic is the newer one with volume label BX2SVOL_EN and a filesize of 572MB
     
  4. Arkansaw

    Arkansaw MDL Novice

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    The problem is that it (the image described in Sebus reply) doesn't appear to be any of the current images, possibly an older version of en_win_srv_2003_r2_standard_vl_cd1.iso that you cannot download from MSDN anymore (i.e. you must have it in your possession already)
     
  5. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    @acrsn

    Arkansaw is very specific in what he needs, nothing was tampered with, it is image that existed on MSDN & then it stopped existing, being replaced with something else. From the original CD set I still have Enterprise & Web Server 2003 with SP1, I just do not have Standard any more (most likely ditched it to the bin years ago, as I myself do not collect old code)

    sebus
     
  6. Arkansaw

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    I already have both of the versions that you listed, they correspond to BX2SVOL_EN and ARMSVOL_EN respectively. If I remember correctly CRMSVOL_EN would be the sp2 version. BX2SVOL_EN probably superceded BRMSVOL_EN for some unknown reason assuming that wasn't a fake image. I just wanted to see for myself what was the difference between these two versions.
     
  7. Oz

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    2003 Server SP1 is closely related to XP x64 SP1 (RTM)

    Shortly after XP x64 was released:

    ARMPXFPP_EN.iso
    ARMPXOEM_EN.iso
    ARMPXVOL_EN.iso

    SP1a was released:

    AX2PXFPP_EN.iso
    AX2PXOEM_EN.iso
    AX2PXVOL_EN.iso

    Judging by the file names for your wanted 2003 SP1, I'm guessing reason is the same as the one for the SP1/a. Some important hotfix (KB911164) was included in the 2nd version. So I doubt you miss much

    And no I don't have any of the mentioned 2003
     
  8. MaJo24

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    Hi Arkansaw,

    if you're still interested in the image file with the label BRMSVOL_EN, I might be able to help you. I managed to reconstruct the image by analyzing the differences between BRMSFPP_EN, BX2SFPP_EN and BX2SVOL_EN such that the file size and hashes match the ones posted by sebus.

    If you have any of the other three image files, I can provide you with a matching delta file.
     
  9. sebus

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    So there is always hope... @MDL

    sebus
     
  10. Oz

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    Hi MaJo24

    Thanks for your information/ help with this, huge help! :worthy:

     
  11. Arkansaw

    Arkansaw MDL Novice

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    I do have BX2SVOL_EN. I suppose that's worth a try when I actually have time for it. Many thanks for helping with this little academic interest of mine!
     
  12. Stannieman

    Stannieman MDL Guru

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    What's the reason that you need that exact iso and not one that matches the iso currently on MSDN?
    I can give you a direct link to x86 server 2003 std sp1 english, but retail only and not volume.
     
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  13. MaJo24

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    #13 MaJo24, Dec 22, 2011
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    No problem. I have uploaded the delta between BX2SVOL_EN and BRMSVOL_EN here:

    Code:
    w w w. mediafire. c o m/?5cv2me5bzbywczt
    (Due to my post count, I'm not allowed to post direct links. Please remove the spaces in the above URL.) The archive password is "4mdl". If you're not yet familiar with the usage of xdelta, you can read about it in the stickies here in the forum.

    In short, use the following command:

    Code:
    xdelta -d -s your_bx2svol_en_image.iso en_win_srv_2003_r2_standard_vl_cd1_old.delta
     
  14. Arkansaw

    Arkansaw MDL Novice

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    Academic interest. I just wanted to see if this is a real iso, and what are the differences between it and the current version (although I kinda have a clue on that by now)
     
  15. Arkansaw

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    Finally gotten my hands on the BRMSVOL_EN (11/30/2005) from one rare seeder of "dead" torrents

    While it has some marked differences compared to BX2SVOL_EN (03/22/2006) even though both are supposed to be R2 VL, and it is very likely the newer image simply had an extra update or two, what is interesting is that it is nearly identical to ARMSVOL_EN (03/25/2005) which is non-R2 (both had almost nearly the same size with only differences in 2 files: I386\MDMSSYS.IN_ and I386\EULA.TXT). Of course, for those in the know, the meat and butter of R2 really lies in the cd2, and BRMSVOL_EN/ARMSVOL_EN/BX2SVOL_EN is really interchangeable and self-sufficient if one is not interested in the new content that comes with R2.

    So BRMSVOL_EN was released since it is supposed to be R2 as compared to ARMSVOL_EN which was not, even though both are essentially the same. Then when an updated version of R2 was released a few months later, BRMSVOL_EN will obviously be superceded since both represent the same SKU: 2003 R2 SP1 - VL, but why was this newer release necessary? Turns out that this was indeed related to the KB911164 as Oz has suggested, and someone else had already noticed this back in 2007 for the Enterprise images: blog .donews.com/darkradx/archive/2007/05/03/1160440.aspx

    So the mystery of the undocumented KB911164 can be summaried in the following as disclosed on some Russian forum (quoted from: www .msfn.org/board/topic/99629-retail-xpsp2-and-a-clean-source-flag/page__view__findpost__p__665380):

    And the final question: why was M$ so secretive about this? It can't be trivial as otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to press a whole new set of discs over a single hotfix. So most likely they did that out of legal concerns, or for some other reason they would rather people not know about too much. Nevertheless, this should bring closure to many MSDN collectors, as it did for me.
     
  16. Oz

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    MaJo24 posted a delta to make it ages ago, why didn't you just use that one?