I run the setup from an ISO mounted on the D:\ (Iso is fine as i have upgraded 4 servers already)
Select 'Install Now' Option on the Windows setup window.
The setup starts with 'Setup is copying Temporary Files' then moves to 'Setup is Starting' and quickly reverts back to the Windows setup window with the 'Install Now' option. This is a never ending loop.
So after some searching i came accross starting the install using the command line below.
setup.exe /HideWelcome /uilanguage:en-US /targetlanguage:en-US /runlocal
Now the setup starts and goes through the windows Update option and then i select the version i require to install(2012 R2 Datacenter with GUI). I accept the licence terms and choose to 'Upgrade'.
The copying windows files goes by and then every time it fails at 20% on 'Collecting files, settings and applications' with an error that reads: 'Setup cant continue. Restart the computer and restart the setup. When prompted, try getting the latest updates.'
I did check and the updates are all up to date.
The Setupact.log shows InstallWindows: Error Type = 3211266
Any advice?