How To Install Window Server 2008x64 Bit Enterprise Edition

Window server 2008 available for both 32 and 64 bit architecture. With the release of Server 2008 R2 in 2009, Microsoft discontinued the development of 32 bit Server OS, however its support for 32 bit will be continued. To be future ready, you should consider only 64 bit hardware, whenever you purchase new one.

For exam prospective you should be prepare for both architecture. We have installed x86 version in our previous article. In this tutorial we will install Server2008 x64.

For this article I assume that you know how to boot system from DVD. Adjust boot device priority and boot system from Server 2008x64 DVD. It will ask for confirmation of installation with following message

Press any key boot to from disc

Press Enter key to confirm the installation. Window will load the necessary files for installation.

Window allows you to localize the installation. You can localize the language, time, currency format, keyboard layout.

Click Install Now button to start the installation.

Enter product key of Server 2008x64 it is available on sticker inside the Disc cover and tick mark on "Automatically activate Windows when i'm online" then click on Next

if you do not have product Key than uncheck the "Automatically Activation" option. You can enter product key after installation as well.

select x64 Enterprise version

Tick mark on "I accept the license terms" and click Next button

Upgrade option is used when we have previous version of server ie 2003, installed. We would do it in other article.

For this article Select custom (advanced) option

Select unallocated spaces and click on New button

Type the size and click Apply button

Click Next for installation process

Thats all information window need prior to installation. Window will start the installation and this process will take several minutes

After restart server would prepare the user desktop

Before server load for first time you must have to change the default blank password. It would prompt for password change.

Type administrator password

(Note:- Admin password must be complex and at least 7 character long , we could change this policy after installation.)Check mark on "Do not show on Startup" option and click Close

Check mark on "Do not show on Startup" option on Server Roles configuration Wizard and click on close

Window server 2008 64bit has successfully installed.