Installing NR2003 on a remote server

Hello, This may be very basic but... Have a dedicated win 2000 server that I'm trying to install NR2003 on to use as a dedicated race server. I have access to the W2K server box with Terminal Services and Remote Desktop. Problem is when launching server for first time I get an error message that desktop must be set to 16bit. Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors and I can't change the desktop resolution. How do I get the game installed remotely on the server? Thanks

You will have to use something like VNC, PCanywhere,etc.. which you can install via TS admin mode. "Dilbert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello, > > This may be very basic but... > > Have a dedicated win 2000 server that I'm trying to install NR2003 on > to use as a dedicated race server. I have access to the W2K server box > with Terminal Services and Remote Desktop. Problem is when launching > server for first time I get an error message that desktop must be set > to 16bit. Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors and I can't > change the desktop resolution. > > How do I get the game installed remotely on the server? > > Thanks

In article <3e53fe0e$[email hidden]>, "CD" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>You will have to use something like VNC, PCanywhere,etc.. which you can >install via TS admin mode. > >"Dilbert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Hello, >> >> This may be very basic but... >> >> Have a dedicated win 2000 server that I'm trying to install NR2003 on >> to use as a dedicated race server. I have access to the W2K server box >> with Terminal Services and Remote Desktop. Problem is when launching >> server for first time I get an error message that desktop must be set >> to 16bit. Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors and I can't >> change the desktop resolution. >> >> How do I get the game installed remotely on the server? >> >> Thanks

How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically *in* that machine??? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-0.381 MonsterRank: +339.873 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <3e53fe0e$[email hidden]>, "CD" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >You will have to use something like VNC, PCanywhere,etc.. which you can > >install via TS admin mode. > > > >"Dilbert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> Hello, > >> > >> This may be very basic but... > >> > >> Have a dedicated win 2000 server that I'm trying to install NR2003 on > >> to use as a dedicated race server. I have access to the W2K server box > >> with Terminal Services and Remote Desktop. Problem is when launching > >> server for first time I get an error message that desktop must be set > >> to 16bit. Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors and I can't > >> change the desktop resolution. > >> > >> How do I get the game installed remotely on the server? > >> > >> Thanks > > How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically *in* > that machine???

Sounds like he got it installed, but can't start it because of the desktop res. I've used VNC to control a server, it works pretty well. Gerald

On 24 Feb 2003 05:15:44 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically *in* >that machine??? Depends on how you're doing things. If you can setup your local CD-ROM drive as a shared drive on the remote machine (I'm assuming Winblows here) you should just be able to run the installer from that shared drive via your remote terminal. Jason

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>>How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically *in* >>that machine??? > >Depends on how you're doing things. If you can setup your local >CD-ROM drive as a shared drive on the remote machine (I'm assuming >Winblows here) you should just be able to run the installer from that >shared drive via your remote terminal.

Interesting. I never thought of trying it that way. Maybe I could have used that with the first failed race I tried to host this year... Thanks for the tip! I'll seperiment around with that. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-0.381 MonsterRank: +339.873 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>> How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically >*in* >> that machine??? > >Sounds like he got it installed, but can't start it because of the desktop >res. > >I've used VNC to control a server, it works pretty well. >

Ah, ok. I guess I just misunderstood the question/statement. I use VNC as well. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-0.381 MonsterRank: +339.873 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

If I was running a dedicated server, I can tell you what _I_ would do (or try)... I would copy the entire contents of the CD to a directory and leave it there. That, or creat an image that could be mounted using a software utility. That way if the need to reinstall it remotely ever came up, it would be available. Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > How would you install on a remote machine, when the CD isn't physically*in*

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> that machine??? > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank:-0.381 > MonsterRank: +339.873 > N2002 Rank:+17.59 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

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>If I was running a dedicated server, I can tell you what _I_ would do (or >try)... > >I would copy the entire contents of the CD to a directory and leave it >there. That, or creat an image that could be mounted using a software >utility. > >That way if the need to reinstall it remotely ever came up, it would be >available.

The original question was directed at someone who didn't have *physical* access to a remote server(one that was rented). I've never been able to get one of those "images" to work correctly. I gave up. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-1.680 MonsterRank: +334.169 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.