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Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (Core Install) VHD

  • Published:
  • Version: 1.0
  • Category: Undefined
  • Language: English

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

  • Download and evaluate Windows Server 2008 (Standard/Core). You’ll have the opportunity to try new and improved features and functionality of Windows Server 2008 free for 180 days. To find out more about Windows Server 2008, please visit the product homepage.Please note that this product is available for evaluation purposes only and should not be used in a production environment.

Files

Status: Live

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FileSize
TD06WS08SCR2SP1x64/setupVHD-1.bin
SHA1: 740461bb0b8308fe3353dee9b25772b46f663c02
861.37 MB
TD06WS08SCR2SP1x64/setupVHD.exe
SHA1: 5aaf454a00b44f309d3be47ff4a8d8c307249779
279 KB

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.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 Standard

  • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is required to use this virtual machine
    In addition to the system requirements for Windows Server 2008 as described in the release notes, a 64-bit system with hardware-assisted virtualization enabled and data execution prevention (DEP) is required.
    It is also recommended to ensure that you have a clean install of x64 edition of Windows Server 2008 to be able to use the Hyper-V technology.
    Prerequisites, installation steps, OS recommendations, and known issues of Hyper-V can be found here

Installation Instructions

  • In order to use this evaluation package you will need to have Microsoft Hyper-V installed on a physical machine.
    Hyper-V is available on Windows Server 2008 only and the details on how to install Hyper-V can be found here. Details of how to setup the VHD are included in the documentation that accompanies the product.