Get the newer ISO for sure just so you know it's the right type of media and especially because it will be the "Update" version (released in May, 2014). I would say it's fairly important to do that.
Windows 2012 R2 doesn't take nearly as long to patch initially as Windows 2008 R2, plus remember that there is now the monthly rollup, which should mean even less patches (there will still be a lot initially, but at lesat less than in the past). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Leone Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] Is there a slipstreamed Win 2012 R2 ISO available for download? I will be needing to re-format a Win 2008 R2 server into a Win 2012 R2 server soon. I have Win 2012 R2 media, but it's made from an ISO my boss originally download in Dec, 2013. :-) I really don't want to have to download all the patches need for Win 2012 R2 ever released. If I go to MS, is there an ISO I can download that is patched at least closer to up-to-date? (I never used to do the downloading, I only used the ISOs, so I don't know what's available, or if I need to log into MS to get such a patched ISO. We do have a volume license for Win 2012 R2, I know that)
