Beginning the Installation Process

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Beginning the installation process

You can install Windows Server2003 in several methods all are valid and good, it all depends upon yourneeds and your limitations.

In this tutorial we are installing directly from a CD by booting your computer with the CD.

Start the computer from the CD.

You can press F6 if you need to install additional SCSI adapters or other mass-storage devices.

Setup will load all the needed files and drivers.


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Windows server 2003 welcome screen and available options press enter

Read and accept the licensing agreement and press F8 if you accept it.


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Select or create the partition on which you will install Windows Server 2003.Now you need to click C tocreate new partition

Enter the partition size and press enter


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After creating the partition you need to select where you want to install windows server 2003 press enter

Now you need to format your new partition with NTFS select the option as below and press enter


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Drive Format is in progress

After format setup will start copying files is in progress


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Setup Initializes your windows configuration

The computer will restart now and the installation process will start in graphical mode.


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It will then begin to load device drivers based upon what it finds on your computer. You dont need to doanything at this stage.

Click Customize to change regional settings, if necessary.


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Current System Locale Affects how programs display dates, times, currency, and numbers. Choose thelocale that matches your location, for example, United Kingdom.

Current Keyboard Layout Accommodates the special characters and symbols used in different languages.

Your keyboard layout determines which characters appear when you press keys on the keyboard.

If you dont need to make any changes just press Next.

Enter the name and Organization click next


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Enter your product key click next


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Select the license mode you want to use click next

Enter the computer name and administrator password click next


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Select the correct date and time for your computer click next


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Installing network in progress

Now you need to set the network settings here select custom settings click next


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Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) click on properties


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Select use the following ip address radio button and enter you ip address details click ok

After configuring IP address you need to click next


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In the Workgroup or Domain window enter the name of your workgroup or domain.

A workgroup is a small group of computers on a network that enables users to work together and does not

support centralized administration.

A domain is a logical grouping of computers on a network that has a central security database for storingsecurity information. Centralized security and administration are important for computers in a domain

because they enable an administrator to easily manage computers that are geographically distant from each

other. A domain is administered as a unit with common rules and procedures. Each domain has a unique

name, and each computer within a domain has a unique name.

If youre a stand-alone computer, or if you dont know what to enter, or if you dont have the sufficient

rights to join a domain leave the default entry selected and press Next.


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Next the setup process will finish copying files and configuring the setup. You do not need to do anything.


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After finishing installation process your system will reboot and you can see logon screen


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After logging in you should see similar to the following screen for Windows server 2003 R2 editions nowyou need to insert CD2 to install extra components click ok

Thats it you have completed windows server 2003 R2 installation.

If you want to configure Domain Controller and DNS Server setup see below:

Windows Server 2003 includes all the functionality customers expect from a mission critical Windows

Server operating system, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability. In addition, Microsoft has

improved and extended the Windows server product family to enable organizations to experience the

benefits of Microsoft .NETa set of software for connecting information, people, systems, and devices.

This tutorial will explain how to create a first domain controller(DC) in your network or company includes

DNS serversetup in windows server 2003 .You have to installDNS server for DC without DNS the clientcomputers wouldnt know which one is DC.You can host DNS on a different server than DC.

Before Starting the DC installation process you need to make sure the following points

y You have installed Basic windows server 2003 installationy Make sure you have assigned a static ip address to your server

Now start DC and DNS Setup process

First you need to go to Start>All Programs>Administrative Tools>Manage Your Server


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Here you need to select Add or remove a role

Verify the following steps click on Next


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Select Server Role as Domain Controller option click on Next

Summary of Your Selections click on Next


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Active Directory Installation Wizard click on Next

Click Next on the compatibility window


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Next window select the default option of Domain Controller for a new domain and click Next

In this tutorial we will create a domain in a new forest, because it is the first DC, so keep that option selected


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Now we have to think of a name for our domain. If you have a domain like windowsreference.com, you

can use it, but it isnt suggested because computers nside of your domain may not be able to reach the

company website. Active directory domains dont need to be real domains like the one above they can

be anything you wish. So i will create windowsreference.int.

Now in order to keep things simple, we will use windowsreferenc, which is the default selection, as the

NetBIOS name of the domain.


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The next dialog suggests storing the AD database and log on separate hard disks and you can just leave the

default settings.

The SYSVOL folder is a public share, where things like .MSI software packages can be kept when you will

distribute packages and you can just leave the default settings or you can change the path.


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Next Screen basically says that you will need a DNS server in order for everything to work the way we want

it (i.e., our windowsreference.int to be reachable).we will install the DNS server on this machine or if you

want you can installed else where select Install and Configure and click next.

Here you need to select the permissions for win 2000 or win 2003 server if you have any NT4 select first

option otherwise select second option and click next


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The restore mode password is the single password that all administrators hope to never use, however they

should also never forget it because this is the single password that might save a failed server.click next

Now we will see a summary of what will happen click next


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Active directory installation process started this can take several minutes. Its likely that you will be

prompted for your Windows Server 2003 CD (for DNS) so have it handy.

Active directory Installation finish screen click Finish.


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Now you need to select Restart Now option to reboot your server.

After rebooting you can see new option for logon

After logging in you can see similar to the following screen saying your server is now domain controller.


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Thats it now your server is configured as domain controller and DNS server.

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