1. Turn on your computer, and then insert the Windows SBS 2008 DVD into the DVD drive. If you are performing an unattended installation, connect the removable media (such as a floppy disk or a USB flash drive) that contains your answer files. Depending on the contents of your answer files, you may not see some or any of the following installation screens.
2. Restart your computer. When the message “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” appears, press any key.
3. Select the Language that you want to install, Time and currency format, and Keyboard or input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Install now.
5. Type your product key in the text box, and then click Next.
6. Read the license terms. If you accept them, select the I accept the license terms check box, and then click Next.
7. Click Custom (advanced) to select where you want to install the Windows operating system.
8. Create a partition (if necessary), and then select the partition where you want to install the Windows operating system.
9. During the installation, temporary files are copied to an installation folder on your computer, which takes about 15 minutes. After the Windows SBS 2008 operating system is installed, your computer restarts. Now, you are ready to configure the Windows SBS 2008 operating system.
10. Read the information on the Continue installation page, and then click Next.
11. On the Verify the clock and time zone settings page, click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to select the date, time, and time zone settings for your server. When you are finished, click Next.
12. If your network is connected to the Internet, click Go online and get the most recent installation updates (recommended). Getting the latest updates helps ensure a successful installation.
If your network is not connected to the Internet or if you choose not to get updates, click Do not get the most recent installation updates.
13. The Connecting your server page appears, and you can track the installation progress.
14. On the Company information page, type information about your organization, and then click Next. This information is stored and used to configure your server tools so that you do not have to supply the same information multiple times.
15. On the Personalize your server and your network page, type the name of your server in the Server Name text box. The server name must be a unique name on your network, and you cannot change the name after the installation finishes.
Type the name of your internal domain in the Internal Domain Name text box. A domain enables you to manage access to resources on your network (for example, user accounts, client computers, shared folders, or printers). Default settings are provided for your internal domain. This separates your local (internal) network from the Internet (external) network.
NOTE: You cannot change the server name or the internal domain name after you finish this step.
16. On the Add a network administrator account page, type the information for a new administrator account.
Note: Do not name the network administrator account either “Administrator” or “Network Administrator.” These account names are reserved for use by the system.
Important: he new administrator account is not used until after the installation completes and you log on to your server for the first time. Until that time, you use the built-in administrator account with a blank password. You can also use the built-in administrator account to unlock the desktop if it becomes locked during a long installation. The built-in administrator account is disabled after the final server restart.
Write down your administrator account password and store it in a safe place. You will use this password if you ever need to restore your directory services by using Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).
17. Click Next. A settings summary page appears. Click Back if you want to change any of these settings; otherwise, click Next.
18. The Expanding and installing files page displays the progress of the final installation process. This takes time to complete, and your computer will restart a couple of times.
19. After the last server restart, the Installation finished page appears. If there are noncritical issues listed, click View installation issues. This opens the Installation issues page of the Windows SBS Console. Resolve the installation issues.
20. Click the Windows SBS Console Home page, and then click Getting Started Tasks. You should complete the Getting Started Tasks immediately after your Windows SBS 2008 installation finishes.
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