![]() ![]() You will eventually be prompted to enter a password for the built-in Administrator account. The installation will eventually re-start your Windows Server where it will go through the final stages of preparing the environment for first time use. The Installation of Windows then proceeds. Partition your drives and then click Next. We are performing a new installation of Windows Server, so click on Custom. The other option is server core which was first introduced in Windows 2008 and is a minimal install with no GUI but provides remote management through Windows PowerShell and other tools. I have selected Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Server with a GUI. Select the operating system you want to install. Select your Language and input options and then click on Next. ![]() The first step is to boot up from the CD or ISO image and select your language settings. ![]() So let’s begin our journey with Windows Server 2012 as this will be the first of many articles on configuring different components that Windows Server 2012 has to offer. Even though the logical steps haven’t really changed dramatically since the introduction of Windows 2008, the interface has! especially with the new metro look. This post will focus on Installing a Windows 2012 Server and then promoting it as the first domain controller in a new Forest. Windows continues to grow and mature as an operating system with the latest iteration being more secure, reliable and robust and more importantly making it easily interoperable with other systems. Windows Server 2012 introduces a plethora of new features with a key emphasis on Cloud integration being the buzz word in the industry over the last 24 months. ![]()
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