Windows ADK Full installation

Hi,
I need to install Windows ADK
My problem is that the domain in which I will be installing the ADK has no usable internet connection.
I have downloaded the exe file from microsoft that is a streaming installer, but on the system that I DO have internet, I DO NOT have installation privileges.
Therefore, I need a full installation package that does not stream the files.
Does one exist? Where can I get it?

Download the files on the system that is having internet access, and install it where you have admin rights.
You cant run the setup without having admin rights.
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> Steve:
>
> Arg....Adobe has removed the Full 7.0 installer from
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>
> Patrick
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enterprise. Mounted iso, ran setup, after licensing agreement and choosing data migration options received the error "Windows 8.1 installation has failed" . Googled around, and didn't see this exact problem. There is no error code,
nothing in the logs, nothing at all. Just the message "Windows 8.1 installation has failed". Tried several downloads of the iso, on multiple Windows 8 boxes.
Could a group policy setting, or something else related to these machines being on a domain be causing our issues? If not, the lack of error codes is making the issue next to impossible to debug.
Anyone out there able to help?
Thanks
p.s. already verified that update kb2871389 was installed.

Hi,
Which log did you checked, could you find the setup.etl file in %WINDIR%\Panther?
It should have $windows.~bt\Sources\Panther log file. please check it.
You can refer to the link below for more details about Windows 8 installation log.
Windows Setup Log Files and Event Logs:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824819.aspx
If problem persists, I would like to suggest you to make a clean install on other drive for test, to make sure this problem was not caused by hardware problem.
Note: before Windows installation, please backup all files on the drive which Windows 8.1 would be installed. Also make sure the hardware driver such as BIOS, Motherboard was upgrade to be latest.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

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