Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core

quenguyen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:58:00 GMT

* Windows Activation steps: - slmgr.vbs -ipk [product key here]. This step is only needed for MAK keys. - slmgr.vbs -ato - slmgr.vbs -dli - slmgr.vbs -dlv More info: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows-Server-License-Manager-Script-slmgrvbs.html...(read more)

Windows 2008 Server Core - Virtual Machine Addtions installation & Product Activation

quenguyen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:43:00 GMT

I installed a Windows 2008 Enterprise Core using Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (which has the Windows 2008 option in the VM creation wizard). Then I tried to install the VM Additions (directly from d:\windows\setup.exe after choosing the VM Additions command of Virtual PC), it always got rolled back.

I found the solution from Jesper Lönnqvist's blog at http://blog.lonnqvist.se/techblog/2008/06/install-virtual.html. Just disable the sound card in the VM settings, boot the VM, and VM additions installation will succeed.

And here is the demo video for activating a Windows 2008 Core, using a product key.

To change the time zone, from the command prompt, type: control timedate.cpl

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core

Windows 2008 Server Core - Virtual Machine Addtions installation & Product Activation