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Windows Server Codename Vail – Headless Installation

Posted on 27 April 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Quick tip for those with headless systems that want to test Windows Server Codename VAIL (and that don’t have IPMI 2.0). To create a USB drive capable of a headless installation follow these two steps:

  1. Make a USB installer with the win7 download tool and your WHS ISO.
  2. Then make a cfg.ini file in the root of the new USB drive with the following code:

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