[SOLVED] 'No updates are installed on this computer' on Server 2012 image

Hi,
ISO seems to be an evaluation version.
I got past that error. Now I am trying to do the in-place install, and I get this error:
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard cannot be upgraded to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation (Server with a GUI).
If I try to use DISM to install, it tells me 'This Windows image cannot upgrade to the edition of Windows that was specified. The upgrade cannot proceed.Run the /Get-TargetEditions option to see what edition of Windows you can upgrade to'

C:\Windows\system32>DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Editions that can be upgraded to:
Target Edition : ServerDatacenter
The operation completed successfully.
 
Thanks I will do that. So I will use a Server 2012 R2 Standard edition server and create a new ISO
 
Seems like quite a lot to learn with this deployment toolkit. Would there be any ISO I can download from MS that would work, that wouldn't be evaluation version? I don't want to install any drivers or software, just the basic OS file system and registry.
 
No, only the evaluation ISO's are directly available from Microsoft so far as I know.

Edit:
If you have access to the Volume Licensing Service Center you could download the Windows Server 2012 R2 ISO image there.
Volume Licensing Service Center
 
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I finally got this issue sorted. I was on to MS support for help with the in place install/repair. But the MS staff member who was dealing with me had a few steps to try first.
His first step was to try downloading and extracting it to the cab file. We then used dism to install using the CAB file. It worked first time.
Huge relief to get it fixed.
Steps:
Manually download patch from MS update catalog: Microsoft Update Catalog
Move patch to root of C:
Create a new folder to extract it to, eg c:\update
CMD as administrator
Extract the update to the new folder: expand -f:* "C:\windows8.1-kb5021294-x64_59371f615ea43f5b202a6688d522e0cdff060ed2.msu" "C:\update"
Install cab file using DISM dism /online /add-package /packagepath:"C:\update\Windows8.1-KB5021294-x64.cab"

Thanks for your help, I appreciate the time!
 
Hi,

Thanks for sharing the solution, glad you managed to resolve the issue by installing the latest LCU with DISM..

Happy New Year!
 
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