232 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide 2. You see the screen shown in Figure 16-2. If you booted your Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM in order to try to repair an existing installation, you can choose Repair Your Computer. To start the installation, click Install Now to continue. 3. You are prompted to enter your Windows Server 2008 product key, as shown in Figure 16-3. Enter the appropriate key for the version you are installing. Alternatively, you can leave this field blank. If you do not enter a product key, Windows Server 2008 will install in a fully functional, but time-limited, trial mode. You can provide a key after the installation with no loss of data or functionality, but the key you provide must match the edition you installed and then click Next to continue. Figure 16-1. Choosing the language and other preferences 233 Chapter 16: Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2008 4. If you did not enter a product key, you are next prompted for the edition of Windows Server 2008 you are installing, as shown in Figure 16-4. (If you pro- vided a key, the installation program can determine this automatically.) 5. Choose to accept the license terms, and then click Next to continue. 6. You are asked whether to perform an upgrade installation or a custom (clean) installation of Windows Server 2008, as shown in Figure 16-5. If you are installing on a computer that has an upgradable version, you can choose to upgrade. In this example, we are installing onto a fresh computer system, so performing a custom (clean) installation is the only selectable option. Figure 16-2. Choosing to install the software 234 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide 7. You next must choose where to install Windows Server 2008, as shown in Figure 16-6. If you are installing onto a computer with an empty hard disk that has never been used, as shown in Figure 16-6, you first need to partition the disk, and then you need to format the disk. To partition the disk, click the Drive Options (Advanced) link. This reveals some new options, as shown in Figure 16-7. 8. From the advanced drive options screen, click New to create a partition on the disk drive. Choose the size to use for the partition, and click Apply to create it. Next, with the partition selected, click the Format link to format it. When the format is complete (formatting usually takes just a few minutes), make sure the correct disk is selected, and then click Next to continue with the installation. Figure 16-3. Entering the product key for installation 235 Chapter 16: Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2008 9. The installation will proceed, and you will see its status, as shown in Figure 16-8. This portion of the installation proceeds automatically and takes around 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the speed of the server. 10. After the installation completes, the server will restart, and you will see the screen shown in Figure 16-9, stating that you must change your password before you can log in. Click OK. Figure 16-4. No product key? Choose which edition you want to install in trial mode. 236 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide 11. You will be prompted to assign a new password for the administrator account on the server. Choose a good, strong password. Then click the right-arrow but- ton on the screen to log in. 12. After you set your password and log in, you will soon see the new server’s desktop, along with the Initial Configuration Tasks window (which appears automatically), as shown in Figure 16-10. Figure 16-5. Choosing to upgrade or perform a clean (custom) installation . You are asked whether to perform an upgrade installation or a custom (clean) installation of Windows Server 2008, as shown in Figure 16-5. If you are installing on a computer that has an upgradable. you want to install in trial mode. 236 Networking: A Beginner’s Guide 11. You will be prompted to assign a new password for the administrator account on the server. Choose a good, strong password Server 2008 you are installing, as shown in Figure 16-4. (If you pro- vided a key, the installation program can determine this automatically.) 5. Choose to accept the license terms, and then click