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Figure 2-2
The second installation window
Depending on your installation media, you might see a window asking which edition you
want to install and whether you want a full or Server Core installation (see Figure 2-3). You
might also be asked to enter the product code before choosing the edition. This section covers a
full installation, and you perform a Server Core installation later in Activity 2-7. In subsequent
windows, you accept the license terms and select an upgrade or a custom installation. The
upgrade option is available only if you're starting the installation from an existing Windows ver-
sion. A custom installation, described in this section, performs a clean install of Windows. After
selecting the custom option, choose from a list of disks and/or partitions to specify where you
want to install Windows. If you click the “Drive options (advanced)” link, you see more options
for creating, deleting, extending, and formatting partitions or loading a new disk controller
driver if Windows doesn't recognize all your drives (see Figure 2-4). If you just select a disk and
click Next, Windows uses the entire disk and formats it as NTFS by default. Your computer then
restarts twice.
Figure 2-3
Choosing a full or Server Core installation
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