Month: July 2012

SQL 2012 Unattended Install Scripts

WARNING: This blog post has been superseded by my updated post here. Do not use the article below, as it is outdated. WARNING: This blog post has been superseded by my updated post here. Do not use the article below, as it is outdated. ---------- Based on my popular article (#1...

Slipstream SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2

One of the new features added to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and R2 is the ability to slipstream a service pack into the installation. This streamlines the installation, and reduces human error. Now that SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 is officially out, here's how to slipstream SQL Server 2008 R2...

Windows Server 2012 Unattended Installation

One of the common tasks that you may do on a regular basis is installing Windows Server 2012 and you want to automate it as much as possible. Using similar tools to those used with Windows Server 2008 R2, you can create an autounattend.xml file that you inject into the Windows Server 2012 installation...