BizTalk Server Repair Installation Error: Please insert the disk: 1

A funny error I found out on December 4, 2017, that I’m now recovering from my backlog to be published. While trying to repair a BizTalk Server 2016 installation on a virtual machine, I encountered this annoying, funny, and strange error: Please insert the disk: 1.

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Installation Wizard

Please insert the disk: 1

Regardless of what I did back then, like running the execution file as an administrator, I was getting this error every time I tried to repair the BizTalk Server installation.

And what I did back then was:

• Attach the BizTalk Server ISO file to the DVD drive of the Virtual Machine that was running in Hyper-V.
• And execute the installation file from the VM’s DVD drive.

Cause

Unfortunately, this message may appear if you are trying to repair the product from the CD/DVD drive, and the reason is not clear to me.

I don’t know if this error occurred due to the fact that in the original installation, the ISO was locally on the machine, or it is just a coincidence.

Solution

The solution, however, is very simple:

• Copy the contents of the BizTalk Server 2016 ISO to the local hard drive of the Virtual Machine, but I believe this is the same to other BizTalk Server versions.
• And execute the BizTalk Server setup file from the local Hard Drive as an Administrator.

By doing so, you will definitely resolve the Please insert the disk: 1 issue and be able to repair the existing installation.

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Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community. View all posts by Sandro Pereira