Activity 2 Install Windows 2008 Server: Cpic-Css NC Ii 2015 Page 1 of 11
Activity 2 Install Windows 2008 Server: Cpic-Css NC Ii 2015 Page 1 of 11
Activity 2 Install Windows 2008 Server: Cpic-Css NC Ii 2015 Page 1 of 11
Note: Windows Server 2008 can also be installed as a Server Core installation, which is
a cut-down version of Windows without the Windows Explorer GUI. Because you dont
have the Windows Explorer to provide the GUI interface that you are used to, you
configure everything through the command line interface or remotely using a Microsoft
Management Console (MMC). The Server Core can be used for dedicated machines
with basic roles such as Domain controller/Active Directory Domain Services, DNS
Server, DHCP Server, file server, print server, Windows Media Server, IIS 7 web server
and Windows Server Virtualization virtual server. For Server Core installations please
see my Installing Windows Server 2008 Core article.
To use Windows Server 2008 you need to meet the following hardware requirements:
Component Requirement
Upgrade notes:
I will not discuss the upgrade process in this article, but for your general knowledge, the
upgrade paths available for Windows Server 2008 shown in the table below:
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Full Installation of Windows Server 2008
(R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2) Standard Edition
3. When prompted for an installation language and other regional options, make your
selection and press Next.
2. Product activation is now also identical with that found in Windows Vista. Enter
your Product ID in the next window, and if you want to automatically activate
Windows the moment the installation finishes, click Next.
3. Because you did not provide the correct ID, the installation process cannot
determine what kind of Windows Server 2008 license you own, and therefore you
will be prompted to select your correct version in the next screen, assuming you
are telling the truth and will provide the correct ID to prove your selection later on.
5. Read and accept the license terms by clicking to select the checkbox and
pressing Next.
7. In the Where do you want to install Windows?, if youre installing the server on
a regular IDE hard disk, click to select the first disk, usually Disk 0, and click
Next.
8. The installation now begins, and you can go and have lunch. Copying the setup
files from the DVD to the hard drive only takes about one minute. However,
extracting and uncompressing the files takes a good deal longer. After 20
minutes, the operating system is installed. The exact time it takes to install server
core depends upon your hardware specifications. Faster disks will perform much
faster installs Windows Server 2008 takes up approximately 10 GB of hard
drive space.
11. You will be prompted to change the users password. You have no choice but to
press Ok.
13. Someone thought it would be cool to nag you once more, so now youll be
prompted to accept the fact that the password had been changed. Press Ok.