Another bonus was that Windows Server 2008 recognised the United Kingdom keyboard layout that I specified at the beginning of the install. Next call for the Server Manager and set the machine name, also check the Region and Time Zone. At this point you should configure initial settings, starting with the Administrator’s password. I returned 50 minutes later and found that the Windows Install had completed successfully.Īt the end of this simple install, Windows Server 2008 reboots with a GUI. Once I clicked on Microsoft’s licence agreement, the install continued by expanding the cabinets, copying files and installing Windows Server 2008’s default features. To summarise, Windows Server 2008 Datcenter has a different product key from Windows Server 2008 Standard, even though both could be installed using the same DVD / Image. What makes the difference is the product key that you type. There is just one DVD (or Image) for all five editions. The first few menus were straightforward, the only slight hiccup was obtaining the correct product Key. (See screen shot, but bear in mind that your drive letter will be different from mine.)įourth Goal – Install Windows Server 2008 What we do in the Virtual PC console, is click on the top menu called ‘CD’ and select – Capture ISO Image. The problem is that we want to boot, not from the physical CD, but from the bootable ISO image. Else this is the situation so far, we have obtained the ISO DVD image, now we want to boot the Virtual Machine. If you have a copy of Windows Server 2008 on DVD, then you can skip this step. Previously, I created a special partition (V:\) on my host machine for VM images.
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