Saturday, May 5, 2007

My Longhorn Core Test Laboratory - Manual Installation Steps

My Longhorn Core Test Laboratory

This is the network diagram of my test lab.





I will start show you how to install and configure Windows Longhorn Core Server.

So, I install first of all Windows Longhorn Enterprise (Long-Enter) and I add the role of Active Directory with the domain contoso.com and the RAS Role in order to have Internet access (2 network cards).


After that I install Windows Vista Business and I join the domain contoso.com.

Let me show you the steps for installing manually Longhorn Server Core:



1. I introduce the DVD and I boot from it:


2. Then I chose the language, the time and currency and the keyboard or input method.

3.Install now or find out "What to know before installing Windows" or later you could "Repair your computer"


4. Press Install Now

5. Enter the product key

6. Select the version you want to install – in our case Windows Longhorn Enterprise Core X86


7. Accept the license terms


8. Upgrade is disable so choose "Custom (advanced)"
9. Choose where and on which partition to install or choose a driver for your disk


10. The Windows is starting to install


11. Restarting

12. Wait until Windows prepare to start for the first time

13. Completing Installation



14. CTRL+ALT+DEL




15. Log on



By default the administrator has a blanc password.


16. Preparing to start for the first time



17. The desktop...


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