Virtual Machine Instructions for Selected Activities - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 564

Figure C-5

Virtual machine configuration summary

8. Insert the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD in your computer's DVD-ROM drive.
In VMware Workstation, click the Start this virtual machine link. From this point, the
instructions are for installing Windows Server 2008 are the same as on a physical com-
puter. Note that you must click inside the VMware window to transfer keyboard and
mouse control to the virtual machine. To transfer control back to your physical computer,
press Ctrl+Alt .
9. In the first installation window, verify the language, time, and keyboard choices for your
environment. Make changes if necessary, and then click Next .
10. In the next window, click the What to know before installing Windows link. Browse through
the help document, and then close it. Click Install now .
11. In the next window, if necessary, enter your product key, and then click Next . Click
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Full Installation) in the list box, and then click Next .
12. If necessary, click the option to accept the license agreement, and then click Next . In the Which
type of installation do you want? window, click Custom (advanced) .
13. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, click Drive options (advanced) . In
the window that opens, you can select options for drive partitions and load drivers for a disk
controller. If you simply click Next with an unallocated disk selected, Windows uses the
entire disk and formats it as NTFS. Click to select Disk 0 Unallocated Space , and then click
Next . Now you can just sit back and let Windows do the rest. Your computer restarts at least
twice, and then you see a prompt to change the password. Click OK .

In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, you can press
Shift+F10 to open a command prompt window in the MINWINPC envi-
ronment. From this command prompt, you can use a host of utilities,
including Diskpart for performing advanced disk configuration tasks.

14. In the next window, enter Password01 twice, and then click the arrow to log on. In the mes-
sage box stating that your password has been changed, click OK .
15. After you're logged on, the Initial Configuration Tasks applet is displayed. If you're contin-
uing to another activity in Server 2008 right away, you can leave this window open, or you
can log off.