Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This software is for evaluation and testing purposes.

• This software is for evaluation and testing purposes.
  
  Evaluating Windows Small Business Server 2008 does not require that you activate the product or enter a product key.
  
  If you need more time to evaluate the software, you can reset (or rearm) the 60-day evaluation period up to three times, extending the original 60-day evaluation period by up to 180 days, for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days. After the evaluation period ends, you need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully licensed version of Windows Small Business Server 2008.
  
  If you want to extend the initial evaluation and testing period, please go here and follow the instructions.

Files

Status: Live This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

File	Size
DVD1_Installation.iso SHA1: b63964500c0e1d7d0d7a80dd032ad2819ff0ec8b	3.67 GB
DVD2_AddServerInstallationx86.iso SHA1: 21818d23693d09d8f42393e1301fb1799bbe4c7d	1.58 GB
DVD3_AddServerInstallationx64.iso SHA1: b29d1c4c860d4f7bcbb5556266e2f00a5cc4fe84	2.29 GB
DVD4_SQL2008.iso SHA1: 4887bec3dc0a0aeb2478fd3eb861ba0d3d7db772	1.72 GB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• Please refer to the Windows Small Business Server 2008 System Requirements found here prior to installation.

• 1. Download and create media for all four disc images.
  
  The files for the 2nd server download are also platform-specific, where “x86” is intended for 32-bit platforms and “x64” is intended for 64-bit platforms.
  
  If you do not have a download manager or are unsure, click the links in this section for a facilitated download of each file.
  
  Facilitated: DVD1_Installation.iso
  
  Facilitated: DVD2_AddServerInstallationx86.iso
  
  Facilitated: DVD3_AddServerInstallationx64.iso
  
  Facilitated: DVD4_SQL2008.iso
  
  2. Download and follow the steps in the Deployment Documentation found here.