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These release notes contain information that you need for installing and using Microsoft Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a. This information is not available in the product documentation. Read this file thoroughly before installing the Windows Powered NAS 2.01 software.
Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a is an update to Windows Powered NAS 2.01 and Server Appliance Kit (SAK) 2.01 for network attached storage devices.
For more information about using Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a, see the following online resources:
The following sections provide information about known issues with this service pack.
This service pack includes the following previously released hotfixes. For more information about these hotfixes, search on the Qxxxxxx number in the Microsoft Help and Support Web site.
This service pack also resolves issues in the previous release of Windows Powered NAS 2.01 as follows.
In order to run Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a, the computer must be configured as follows:
Do not use the SAK 2.01 software update feature to install Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a.
To install Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a on an existing network attached storage server, you must copy the nas2sp1asetup.msi file to the computer. Use Terminal Services to connect to the computer and run the .msi file.
This service pack bundles a number of hotfixes together. Do not install the individual hotfixes bundled with Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a after installing this service pack. To install a particular hotfix that is bundled in this service pack, reinstall this service pack.
The hotfixes bundled with Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a are also supported on a network attached storage device with the Server Appliance Kit 2.5 Add-on Pack installed.
To perform an unattended (quiet mode) installation of this service pack, run the
following from the command line: msiexec /i nas2sp1asetup.msi /qn
For information about command line options available for Windows Installer files, see MSDN®.
Notes
To remove this service pack after installation, use Add/Remove Programs from the Control Panel.
When you run an unattended installation of this service pack, you accept the terms of the end user license agreement (EULA) by default. The EULA (eula.rtf) is located in the root directory of the Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a compact disc.
Follow the instructions in the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) to prepare a server appliance master OS image for manufacturing. After you install SAK 2.01, install Windows Powered NAS 2.01 SP1a in unattended mode.
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