Installing Windows Server 2. Microsoft Gulf Technical Community. Windows Server 2. Windows Server 2012, codenamed Windows Server 8, is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64 Bit Iso' title='Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64 Bit Iso' />Windows Server 8, is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2. R2. Two pre release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during development. The software was generally available to customers starting on September 4, 2. In this easy step by step guide, we will learn how to install and activate Windows Server 2. Before you start make sure you have the minimum requirements to install Windows Server Windows Server Requirements Processor Minimum 1. Slip02.PNG' alt='Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64 Bit Iso' title='Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64 Bit Iso' />GHz 6. Avast Free Antivirus Setup Full Length here. Ram Minimum 5. 12 MBDisk Space Minimum 3. GBOther requirements DVD drive. Super VGA 8. 00 x 6. Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or other compatible pointing deviceInternet access You can then download the evalution copy of Windows Server 2. Download the ISO and burn it to some DVD http technet. USevalcenterhh. Fullfeatured Windows Server 2012 R2 product evaluation available for ISO or VHD download. Also available for trial on Microsoft Azure or Virtual Labs. TEC1. 0813. 3Now that we have everything we need, We can Start 1 Insert the Windows Server 2. DVD, and once you get the following message press Enter to boot from the setup. Wait for a while till the setup loads all necessary files Depending on your machine, it will take couple of minutes 3 Once the setup files are loaded, the setup will start with the following screen. You can change these to meet your needs the default values should be fine for now 4 Once you click Next, you can start the installation, click Install now5 You will see the following screen, wait until it finishes loading. In the following setup screen, you will see four options. Select Windows Server 2. Data. Center Evaluation Server With GUI. After you click Next from previous screen, Read the License terms, tick the I accept the license terms and click Next. Now It will ask you for the drive or partition you want to install Windows on. Here Im installing it on the one partition I have here. NOTE This will remove the content of the partition. Either you create a partition to install windows on, or you can test this on a testing machine. Now once we picked our partition, clicking on next from previous screen will start the setup. This process might take a while. Once the setup is done, it will restart and start your Windows Server 2. It will ask you then to set up a password for the Administrator user. Numbers Undercover. The setup will finalize your settings, might take a couple of minutes. Once the setup is done, you can log in for the first time to your Windows Server, as the screen says, press CtrlAltDelete to log in, and use the password you set in the setup process. Once you Log in, Windows Server 2. Server Manager. Congratulations Windows server 2. Installed with Datacenter. That wasnt hard, Where to go nowWe have a great free video training Windows Server 2. Jump Start Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution Microsoft Virtual Academy, Great place to get a professional training and compete with other IT Pros from your country and around the world, Did I mention its FREE Windows Server Certifications, Once you get the training you can test yourself by taking Windows Server exams, and gain a professional title, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate MCSA, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert MCSE and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master MCSM.