Networking: A Beginner’s Guide Fifth Edition- P51:I have run into many people over the years who have gained good even impressive working knowledge of PCs, operating systems, applications, and common problems and solutions. Many of these people are wizards with desktop computers. | 232 Networking A Beginner s Guide Figure 16-1. Choosing the language and other preferences 2. You see the screen shown in Figure 16-2. If you booted your Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM in order to try to repair an existing installation you can choose Repair Your Computer. To start the installation click Install Now to continue. 3. You are prompted to enter your Windows Server 2008 product key as shown in Figure 16-3. Enter the appropriate key for the version you are installing. Alternatively you can leave this field blank. If you do not enter a product key Windows Server 2008 will install in a fully functional but time-limited trial mode. You can provide a key after the installation with no loss of data or functionality but the key you provide must match the edition you installed and then click Next to continue. Chapter 16 Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2008 233 Figure 16-2. Choosing to install the software 4. If you did not enter a product key you are next prompted for the edition of Windows Server 2008 you are installing as shown in Figure 16-4. If you provided a key the installation program can determine this automatically. 5. Choose to accept the license terms and then click Next to continue. 6. You are asked whether to perform an upgrade installation or a custom clean installation of Windows Server 2008 as shown in Figure 16-5. If you are installing on a computer that has an upgradable version you can choose to upgrade. In this example we are installing onto a fresh computer system so performing a custom clean installation is the only selectable option. 234 Networking A Beginner s Guide Figure 16-3. Entering the product key for installation 7. You next must choose where to install Windows Server 2008 as shown in Figure 16-6. If you are installing onto a computer with an empty hard disk that has never been used as shown in Figure 16-6 you first need to partition the disk and then you need to format the disk. To partition the disk click the Drive Options
