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Server Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008

The document outlines the 27 step process for installing Windows Server 2003. It begins with inserting the installation CD and selecting to setup Windows Server 2003. It then guides the user through accepting licenses, partitioning and formatting disks, setting up user accounts and passwords, configuring networking and time settings. Finally, it completes the installation and reboots into the Windows Server 2003 login screen.

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Server Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008

The document outlines the 27 step process for installing Windows Server 2003. It begins with inserting the installation CD and selecting to setup Windows Server 2003. It then guides the user through accepting licenses, partitioning and formatting disks, setting up user accounts and passwords, configuring networking and time settings. Finally, it completes the installation and reboots into the Windows Server 2003 login screen.

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Experiment # Window Server 2003 Installation Window Server 2003: Windows Server 2003 (sometimes referred to as Win2K3) is a server

operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005. Its successor, Windows Server 2008, was released on 4 February 2008. According to Microsoft, Windows Server 2003 is more scalable and delivers better performance than its predecessor. The installation takes the following steps. 1. Start the computer by inserting the CD. The following message will appear.

2. Setup will proceed towards this step.

3. You can press F6 if you need to install additional SCSI adapters or other mass-storage devices. If you do you will be asked to supply a floppy disk with the drivers and you CANNOT browse it (or a CD for that matter). Make sure you have one handy.

4. If you want, you can press F2 to run the ASR sequence. For that you need a good backup created by the Windows Server 2003 backup program, and the ASR floppy disk. If you plan to install a new copy of 2003 - don't do anything.

5. Select To Setup Windows Server 2003 Now. If you want, and if you have a previous installation of the OS, you can try to fix it by pressing R. If not, just press ENTER.

6. Select To Setup Windows Server 2003 Now. If you want, and if you have a previous installation of the OS, you can try to fix it by pressing R. If not, just press ENTER.

7. Read and accept the licensing agreement and press F8 if you accept it.

8. Select or create the partition on which you will install Windows Server 2003. Depending upon your existing disk configuration choose one of the

following.If the hard disk is unpartitioned, you can create and size the partition on which you will install Windows Server 2003.

9. Select a file system for the installation partition. After you create the partition on which you will install Windows Server 2003, you can use Setup to select the file system with which to format the partition. Windows Server 2003 supports the NTFS file system in addition to the file allocation table (FAT) and FAT32 file systems. Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, and Windows NT are the only Microsoft operating systems that you can use to gain access to data on a local hard disk that is formatted with NTFS. If you plan to gain access to files that are on a local Windows Server 2003 partition with the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems, you should format the partition with a FAT or FAT32 file system. We will use NTFS.

10.Now system will copy the files.

11.Pc would be rebooted into graphical mode.

12. The installation page will appear.

13. It will then begin to load device drivers based upon what it finds on your computer. You don't need to do anything at this stage.

14. Click Customize to change regional settings, if necessary.

Current System Locale - Affects how programs display dates, times, currency, and numbers. Choose the locale that matches your location, for example, French (Canada). Current Keyboard Layout - Accommodates the special characters and symbols used in different languages. Your keyboard layout determines which characters appear when you press keys on the keyboard.

If you don't need to make any changes just press Next.

15. Type your name and organization.

16.Type the product key.

17. Enter the appropriate license type and number of purchased licenses.

18. Type the computer name and a password for the local Administrator account.

19. Select the date, time, and time zone settings.

20. Setup will now install the networking components.

21. Select typical setting on the networking settings, then click next button to continue.

22. Use the default workgroup that have been given by windows. You can change if you want, its doesnt matter. Click next to continue.

23.The installation will be completed in given time.

24.The Window is starting up.

25. Welcome to Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Login page. After press ctl+alt+del, please put your username as administrator and password, then click ok.

26.Enter the User name And Password.

The installation has been succecfully done

27.You can now manage your server for further tasks.

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