Why Are ADFS Binaries Installed on non-R2 Windows Server 2003 computers?http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/12/08/why-are-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-windows-server-2003-computers.aspxHi, Warren here. I recently worked on a case where I got to do a bit of sleuthing. I found the results interesting and thought other Windows Server admins might notice the same thing this particular administrator had and wonder why. My customer has anen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)re: Why Are ADFS Binaries Installed on non-R2 Windows Server 2003 computers?http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/12/08/why-are-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-windows-server-2003-computers.aspx#3165965Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:57:16 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3165965Warren-MSFT<p>Thanks for raising that point. &nbsp;I did not test a slipstreamed SP 2 build. I only tested going from SP1 to SP2 with and without .Net 2.0 installed on the target system. Time permitting I’ll run through a few passes.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3165965" width="1" height="1">re: Why Are ADFS Binaries Installed on non-R2 Windows Server 2003 computers?http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/12/08/why-are-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-windows-server-2003-computers.aspx#3165936Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:35:22 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3165936Grimson<p>Quick test on my Windows 2003 Server non R2; only a empty windir%\ADFS folder exist.</p> <p>Windows was installed with SP2 binaries slipstreamed.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3165936" width="1" height="1">Windows Server 2003: Why ADFS Binaries installed on non-R2 computers?http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/12/08/why-are-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-windows-server-2003-computers.aspx#3165616Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:26:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3165616Windows Server 2003: Why ADFS Binaries installed on non-R2 computers?<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.ditii.com/2008/12/09/windows-server-2003-why-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-computers/">http://www.ditii.com/2008/12/09/windows-server-2003-why-adfs-binaries-installed-on-non-r2-computers/</a></p> <img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3165616" width="1" height="1">