Sunday, March 4, 2012

Windows 8 Server Consumer Preview installation (Running on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP2)

1. Boot from the Windows 8 ISO file, you wll see the following screen:

1

2. Click “Next” to start the installation.

2

3. Click “Install Now” for the installation. (You will see the new Windows 8 icon on this screen)

3

4.

4

5. Select the “Windows Server with GUI” or “Server Core”.

5

6. Accept the agreement.

6

7. Select the “Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced)”

7

8.

8

9.

9

10. Setup the “Administrator” account.

10

11.

11

12. The new logon gina of the Windows Server 8 beta

12

13.

13

14. The first time login, it will take some time to create the profile.

14

15. When you login, the server manager will be auto start.

15

16.

16

Print Friendly and PDF
Share/Bookmark