Unable to boot Windows Server 2012 after adding features (AD, DNS, DHCP)

Hi,
I'm installing a VM server 2012 and it installs without any problems. Able to boot it and login, I change the name of the server and restart it. Still no problem.
Now when I want to add some features, Active Directory, DHCP and DNS, promoting to Domain Controller. Create a new forest and so on. When this is configured and installed the server wants to restart. It restarts but boots into a loop and ends up in System
Recovery/Troublshoot. I have tried repairing the boot with bcdedit in cmd-prompt but not able to fix it. Same Issue in VMware and hyper-v manager on different hosts. Im thinking that the image is at fault, but its strange that everything works at the beginning. 
Am I missing something? The image I'm using is from MSDN, Server 2012 debug checked with updates.  I'll try another image today, but why shouldnt that one work? 

Hi Presaro,
I’m glad to hear that everything is OK. Thank you for posting here.
Best Regards,
Tina

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      Next step for FullText:        Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
    Machine Properties:
      Machine name:                  RLC_WORK
      Machine processor count:       4
      OS version:                    Future Windows Version
      OS service pack:               
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x64
      Process architecture:          64 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
    Product features discovered:
      Product              Instance             Instance ID                   
    Feature                                  Language            
    Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
      SQL Server 2012                                                         
    Client Tools Connectivity                1033                                     
    11.2.5058.0     No         Yes       
      SQL Server 2012                                                         
    Client Tools Backwards Compatibility     1033                                     
    11.2.5058.0     No         Yes       
      SQL Server 2012                                                         
    Client Tools SDK                         1033                                     
    11.2.5058.0     No         Yes       
      SQL Server 2012                                                         
    SQL Server Data Tools                    1033                 Express Edition     
    11.2.5058.0     No         Yes       
      SQL Server 2012                                                         
    LocalDB                                  1033                
    Express Edition      11.0.2100.60    No         Yes       
    Package properties:
      Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2012
      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2012
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       11
      Installation location:         C:\76766b629842c4dc54646a47c04202\x64\setup\
      Installation edition:          Express
      Slipstream:                    True
      SP Level                       2
    Product Update Status:
      Success: KB 2958429
    Product Updates Selected for Installation:
      Title:                         Service Pack 2
      Knowledge Based Article:       KB 2958429
      Version:                       11.2.5058.0
      Architecture:                  x64
      Language:                      1033
      Update Source:                 Slipstream
    User Input Settings:
      ACTION:                        Install
      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      true
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
      ASDATADIR:                     Data
      ASLOGDIR:                      Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
      ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CLTCTLRNAME:                   <empty>
      CLTRESULTDIR:                  <empty>
      CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
      CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
      CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
      COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
      COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
      COMMFABRICPORT:                0
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             
      CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
      CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                <empty>
      CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               <empty>
      CTLRUSERS:                     <empty>
      ENABLERANU:                    true
      ENU:                           true
      ERRORREPORTING:                true
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, FULLTEXT, RS, SSMS, ADV_SSMS
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher$SQLEXPRESS
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      HELP:                          false
      IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
      INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
      MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            <empty>
      MATRIXNAME:                    <empty>
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         false
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
      ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
      RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\ReportServer$SQLEXPRESS
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         <empty>
      SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           RLC_WORK\Robert
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  true
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
      UpdateEnabled:                 true
      UpdateSource:                  Slipstream
      X86:                           false
      Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20150208_230228\ConfigurationFile.ini
    Detailed results:
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
      Feature:                       Reporting Services - Native
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
      Feature:                       Database Engine Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
      Feature:                       Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
      Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
      Component name:                Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
      Component error code:          0x85940001
      Error description:             Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498270 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run
    setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=227143
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401&EvtType=0x681D636F%401428%401
    Rules with failures:
    Global rules:
    Scenario specific rules:
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20150208_230228\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
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