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Installing Windows 8/2012Step-By-Step by the ITProGuru Dan
Stolts
# Description1) Download Windows Server 2012
http://aka.ms/getwin2012 or
Download Windows 8 http://aka.ms/guruwin8
Video Walk-through of Installation http://aka.ms/InstallWin82)
Follow Step-By-Step Instructions to configure BIOS Configure BIOS
Before InstallingWindows Server 2012 and Hyper-VEnable
Virtualization Technology *VT+ (Processor) Enable Data Execution
Prevention *DEP+ (Security) Enable Second Level Address Translation
*SLAT+ Change boot sequence to allow media (USB Drive or DVD)
3) Boot from DVD Press the key to boot from DVD4) Files will
start loading
Windows 8 RP Key (from public download only):
TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF 5) Take the defaults on the Language
screen Click Next 6) Click Install now on the install screen7)
Click the second line item for the GUI. The default install is now
Server Core.
Then click Next 8) Read License Agreement, Turn on Checkbox I
accept the license terms then Click Next 9) Click Custom: Install
Windows only (Advanced)10) The disk you are using should be listed.
If not, you will need to Load driver. Select the disk
you will be installing on. If you do not want to change drive
options [optional]; Click Next 11) [optional:] Click drive options
then you can create custom partitions
[Optional:] Add a drive using Boot2VHD Addendum: Native Boot To
VHD(on back)
12) It will then start copying files. This will take a while
(could be 20 mins or so depending onhardware performance)
It will reboot a couple times (automatically) after the first
reboot it will no longer be running offof the DVD13) In the
Password box enter a new password for this computer. It must meet
complexity
requirements. Re-enter the password in the second password box
then click Finish 14) Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete at the same time to get
the login screen15) Enter password and press 16) The Desktop will
be displayed and Server Manager will be opened automatically.17)
Press Windows Key on the keyboard will bring up the start screen
(formerly known as Start
Menu)If you Right-Click on Computer you will see the new
right-click menu is on the bottom of thescreen instead of in a
dropdown box. Select Properties
19) You will see that the System Properties screen looks almost
identical to prior versions of
windows. We can now change the computer name by clicking on
Change Settings 20) Type new computer name you would like to use
and click OK 21) Click OK on the information box
Click OK to allow a restartThen click Restart Now on the final
dialog box.When the computer restarts it will have the new name,
just login.NOTE: in the Dev Camp, you can copy Visual Studio from
the USB Stick to your laptop
For a video of this Step-By-Step walkthrough, see :Installing
Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8
Step-By-Stephttp://aka.ms/InstallWin2012
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