Virtual Machine Instructions for Selected Activities - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 568

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 Install now . In the next window, if necessary, enter your product
key, and then click Next .
11. Click Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Server Core 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 Disk 0 Unallocated Space , and
then click Next .
14. When the installation is finished, click Action , Send Ctrl-Alt-Del from the menu to log on.
15. Click the Other User icon. In the User Name text box, type Administrator , and then click
the arrow next to Password prompt . (Don't enter a password at this time; the initial pass-
word for Administrator is blank.)
16. In the next window, you're prompted to change the user's password. Click OK .
17. Type Password01 in the New password text box and the Confirm password text box.
18. Click the arrow next to the Confirm password text box. When you see a message that the
password has been changed, click OK . You're now logged on.
Activity 2-7: Installing Server Core in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
Time Required: 30 minutes or longer, depending on the server's speed
Objective: Install Server Core.
Description: You're unfamiliar with the new Server Core installation option in Windows Server
2008. You have read about some benefits of using Server Core in your network, but you want
to become familiar with it before deploying it in a production environment.
1. First, you must create the virtual machine. Start Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, and click the
New button to start the New Virtual Machine Wizard. Click Next in the welcome window.
2. In the Options window, verify that the Create a virtual machine option button is selected,
and then click Next .
3. In the Virtual Machine Name and Location window, type ServerCore in the Name and loca-
tion text box, and then click Next .
4. In the Operating System window, click the Operating system list arrow and click Windows
Server 2003 in the list. (At the time of this writing, Windows Server 2008 is not an option
in Virtual PC 2007.) Click Next .
5. In the Memory window, click the Adjusting the RAM option button, type 512 in the MB
text box, and then click Next .
6. In the Virtual Hard Disk Options window, click the A new virtual hard disk option button,
and then click Next .
7. In the Virtual Hard Disk Location window, accept the default location and size for the vir-
tual hard disk file, click Next , and then click Finish .
8. Insert the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD in your computer's DVD-ROM drive. In
the Virtual PC Console, click the Start button. From this point, the instructions for installing
Windows Server 2008 are the same as on a physical computer.
9. In the first installation window, verify the language, time, and keyboard choices for your
environment. Make changes if necessary, and then click Next .