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VHDMOUNT without Virtual Server

Virtual Server Just in case you quite fancy being able to mount (and unmount) a single file into your file sytstem and use it as a disk drive, but do NOT want to install Virtual Server 2005 R2. Download the setup file for Virtual Server R2 SP1 Beta 2 and follow these instructions (from the release notes):

Installing VHD Mount

VHD Mount components are installed as part of Virtual Server default installation at \Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\VHDMount. To install only the VHD Mount components, use the Custom option in the Virtual Server installer and clear all components except VHD Mount. Note: VHDMount is case sensitive.

To perform an unattended installation of the VHD Mount components

  • Extract Virtual Server 2005 Install.msi from Setup.exe by typing the following command: setup.exe /c /t :\. For example, to extract "Virtual Server 2005 Install.msi" to c:\SetupFiles, type: setup.exe /c /t c:\SetupFiles


  • Start an unattended installation of VHD Mount by typing the following command: msiexec /i "Virtual Server 2005 Install.msi" /qn ADDLOCAL=VHDMount




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