Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (Web Server isn't supported, Enterprise is overkill for dev)
Click "I accept the license terms" and click "Next"
Click "Custom"
Click "Next"
Go make coffee
Click OK
Enter your favourite dev password
Click "OK"
Sip that coffee
First things first, time to change the computer name...click "Provide computer name and domain"
Click "Change..."
Type in desired name of machine (remember you'll be typing this A LOT!) and click "OK"
Click "OK"
Click "Close"
Click "Restart Now" and sip that coffee
Thanks Ed, yes if you are running Windows Server 2008 (and not R2) then .NET 3.5...
Thanks Ed, yes if you are running Windows Server 2008 (and not R2) then .NET 3.5.1 is included, so you will need add those roles. Running the prequisites wizard will also add these automatically.
Comments (3)
Nov 22
Anonymous says:
Last step, add IIS role and .net 3.5.1 features because the pathc (next step) wo...Last step, add IIS role and .net 3.5.1 features because the pathc (next step) won't run of you haven't got WCF.
Ed
Nov 22
Jeremy Thake says:
Thanks Ed, yes if you are running Windows Server 2008 (and not R2) then .NET 3.5...Thanks Ed, yes if you are running Windows Server 2008 (and not R2) then .NET 3.5.1 is included, so you will need add those roles. Running the prequisites wizard will also add these automatically.
Nov 22
Wes Preston says:
Running Windows Update is always a good plan at this point (after rebooting from...Running Windows Update is always a good plan at this point (after rebooting from the name change) as well...