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Installing Windows 8/2012
Step-By-Step by the ITProGuru Dan Stolts
|# |Description |
|1) |Download Windows Server 2012 or |
| |Download Windows 8 |
| |Video Walk-through of Installation |
|2) |Follow Step-By-Step Instructions to configure BIOS Configure BIOS Before Installing Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V |
| |Enable “Virtualization Technology [VT]” (Processor) |
| |Enable “Data Execution Prevention [DEP]” (Security) |
| |Change boot sequence to allow media (USB Drive or DVD) |
| |NOTE: NEED “Second Level Address Translation [SLAT]” for Hyper-V |
|3) |Boot from DVD … Press the key to boot from DVD |
|4) |Files will start loading |
| |Windows 8 RP Key (from public download only): TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF |
|5) |Take the defaults on the Language screen Click Next |
|6) |Click Install now on the install screen |
|7) |Click the second line item for the GUI. The default install is now Server Core. |
| |Then click Next |
|8) |Read License Agreement, Turn on Checkbox “I accept the license terms” then Click Next |
|9) |Click Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced) |
|10) |The disk you are using should be listed. If not, you will need to Load driver. Select the disk you will be installing on. If you do not |
| |want to change drive options [optional]; Click Next |
|11) |[optional:] Click drive options then you can create custom partitions |
| |[Optional:] Add a drive using Boot2VHD Addendum: Native Boot To VHD |
| |(on back) |
|12) |It will then start copying files. This will take a while (could be 20 mins or so depending on hardware performance) |
| |It will reboot a couple times (automatically) after the first reboot it will no longer be running off of the DVD |
|13) |In the Password box enter a new password for this computer. It must meet complexity requirements. Re-enter the password in the second |
| |password box then click Finish |
|14) |Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete at the same time to get the login screen |
|15) |Enter password and press |
|16) |The Desktop will be displayed and Server Manager will be opened automatically. |
|17) |Press Windows Key on the keyboard will bring up the start screen (formerly known as Start Menu) |
| |If you Right-Click on Computer you will see the new right-click menu is on the bottom of the screen instead of in a dropdown box. Select |
| |Properties |
|19) |You will see that the System Properties screen looks almost identical to prior versions of windows. We can now change the computer name by|
| |clicking on Change Settings |
|20) |Type new computer name you would like to use and click OK |
|21) |Click OK on the information box |
| |Click OK to allow a restart |
| |Then click Restart Now on the final dialog box. |
| |When the computer restarts it will have the new name, just login. |
| |NOTE: in the Dev Camp, you can copy Visual Studio from the USB Stick to your laptop |
For a video of this Step-By-Step walkthrough, see:
Installing Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 Step-By-Step
Addendum: Native Boot To VHD
Setup Disk for Boot2VHD
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SHIFT-F10 to open a command prompt window
Find installation drive (dir c:, dir d:, dir e:, etc)
Diskpart to open the Disk Partition Utility (the first four lines below are all the same command and must run on the same line; separated here to make it easier to read)
Create vdisk file=e:\BootDemo.vhd type=expandable maximum=40000
Attach vdisk
Exit
Then Refresh on the Windows Setup Screen
To see a video:
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