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Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
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Setup Text Files, Part 2 of 2:
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Running Setup for a New Installation
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(c) 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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This part of the text file series provides recommendations for
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preparing your system for a new installation, and it explains how to
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run Setup for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition.
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For more information about the deployment of servers, see the
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Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit. You can view the Windows
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Deployment and Resource Kits on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/
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The following list of headings can help you find the information
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about running Setup that applies to you. For information about
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planning a new installation, see WebSrv1.TXT.
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Contents
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1.0 Preparing Your System for a New Installation
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2.0 Starting Setup
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3.0 Planning for Unattended Setup
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4.0 Entering Server Settings for a New Installation
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5.0 Configuring Your Web Server
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6.0 Product Activation for Products in the Windows
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Server 2003 Family
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1.0 PREPARING YOUR SYSTEM FOR A NEW INSTALLATION
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This section describes the basic steps to take in preparing your
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server for a new installation.
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1.1 Checking the System Log for Errors
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If the computer already has a working operating system, review the
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system log for recent or recurring errors (especially hardware errors)
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that could cause problems during the installation. For information
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about viewing event logs, see Help for the operating system on
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your computer.
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1.2 Backing Up Files
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Before you perform a new installation, it is recommended that you
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back up your current files, unless the computer has no files or the
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current operating system files have been damaged. You can back up
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files to a variety of different media, such as a tape drive or the
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hard disk of another computer on the network.
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1.3 Disconnecting UPS Devices
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If you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to your
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target computer, disconnect the connecting serial cable before running
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Setup. Setup automatically attempts to detect devices connected to
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serial ports, and UPS equipment can cause problems with the detection
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process.
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2.0 STARTING SETUP
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This section explains how to start Setup for a new installation.
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Setup works in several stages, prompting you for information, copying
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files, and restarting.
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For important information to help you make the initial choices offered
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by Setup, see WebSrv1.TXT. For information about unattended Setup and
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other options available when you start Setup, see "Planning for
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Unattended Setup" later in this text file.
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2.1 Providing a Mass Storage Driver or a HAL File
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If you have a mass storage controller that requires a driver supplied
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by the manufacturer, or if you have a custom Hardware Abstraction
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Layer (HAL) file supplied by the manufacturer, provide the appropriate
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driver file or HAL file during Setup.
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2.1.1 Mass Storage Drivers and the Setup Process
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If you have a mass storage controller (such as a SCSI, RAID, or Fibre
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Channel adapter) for your hard disk, confirm that the controller is
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designed for products in the Windows Server 2003 family by checking
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the hardware and software compatibility information in the Windows
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Catalog at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/
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If your controller is compatible, but you are aware that the
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manufacturer has supplied a separate driver file for use with products
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in the Windows Server 2003 family, obtain the file (on a floppy disk)
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before you begin Setup. During the early part of Setup, a line at the
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bottom of the screen prompts you to press F6. Further prompts will
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guide you in supplying the driver file to Setup so that it can gain
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access to the mass storage controller.
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If you are not sure whether you must obtain a separate driver file
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from the manufacturer of your mass storage controller, you can try
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running Setup. If the controller is not supported by the driver files
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on the Setup CD and therefore requires a driver file that is supplied
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by the hardware manufacturer, Setup stops and displays a message saying
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that no disk devices can be found, or it displays an incomplete list of
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controllers. After you obtain the necessary driver file, restart Setup,
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and press F6 when you are prompted.
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2.1.2 Using a Custom HAL File
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If you have a custom Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) file supplied
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by your computer manufacturer, before you begin Setup, locate the
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floppy disk or other medium containing the file. During the early part
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of Setup, a line at the bottom of the screen prompts you to press F6:
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at this time press F5 (not F6). After you press F5, follow the prompts
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to include your HAL file in the Setup process.
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2.2 Methods for Starting Setup
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The sections that follow, "Starting a New Installation from a CD" and
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"Starting a New Installation from a Network," explain how to start
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Setup for a new installation.
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For information about unattended Setup and other options available
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when you start Setup, see "Planning for Unattended Setup" later in
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this text file.
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2.2.1 Starting a New Installation from a CD
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If you use the Setup CD, you have several options for starting Setup,
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as explained in the following procedures.
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Note: If you are running Setup on a computer running Windows 3.x or
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MS-DOS, for best efficiency, use disk caching. Otherwise, the Setup
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process (started from Winnt.exe) could take a long time. To enable
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disk caching on a computer running Windows 3.x or MS-DOS, you can
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use SMARTDrive. For information about SMARTDrive, see the
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documentation for Windows 3.x or MS-DOS.
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>>>TO START SETUP FROM THE CD ON A COMPUTER RUNNING MS-DOS
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1. Insert the CD in the drive.
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2. At the command prompt, type:
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d:
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where d is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
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3. Type:
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cd i386
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4. Type:
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winnt
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5. Follow the Setup instructions.
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>>>TO START SETUP FROM THE CD ON A COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS
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Before starting this procedure on a computer running
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Windows NT 4.0, apply Service Pack 5 or later.
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1. Insert the CD in the drive.
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2. To begin Setup, do one of the following:
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* For a computer running any version of Windows other than
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Windows 3.x, wait for Setup to display a dialog box.
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* For a computer running Windows 3.x, use File Manager to change
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to the CD-ROM drive and to change to the I386 directory, and
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then double-click Winnt.exe.
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3. Follow the Setup instructions.
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>> TO START SETUP FOR A NEW INSTALLATION FROM THE CD
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Another way of using the Setup CD is to start the computer from the
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CD-ROM drive. Using this method, you can perform an installation on a
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computer that does not have an operating system, although you can also
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use this method on computers that have operating systems.
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1. Determine whether the computer on which you want to start Setup
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can be started from the CD-ROM drive.
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2. Insert the CD in the drive, and then restart the computer.
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3. Follow the instructions for your operating system to boot the
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computer from the CD.
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4. Wait for Setup to display a dialog box, and then follow the
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Setup instructions.
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2.2.2 Starting a New Installation from a Network
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To install Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, from a network, you
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either share the files directly from the CD or copy them to a shared
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folder. Then, you start the appropriate program to run Setup.
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>>>TO INSTALL WINDOWS SERVER 2003, WEB EDITION, FROM A NETWORK
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1. On a network server, share the installation files, either by
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inserting the CD and sharing the CD-ROM drive or by copying the
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files from the I386 folder on the CD to a shared folder.
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2. On the computer on which you want to install Windows Server 2003,
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Web Edition, connect to the shared Setup files:
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* If you are sharing the CD-ROM drive, connect to the shared
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drive and change to the I386 folder.
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* If you are sharing a folder, connect to that folder.
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3. Find and run the appropriate file in the I386 directory of the
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CD or in the shared folder:
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* From a computer running MS-DOS or Windows 3.x, run Winnt.exe.
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* From a computer running Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98,
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Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT with Service Pack 5 or later,
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Windows 2000, or Windows XP, run Winnt32.exe.
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4. Follow the Setup instructions.
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3.0 PLANNING FOR UNATTENDED SETUP
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This section provides general information about unattended Setup. For
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detailed instructions on running unattended Setup (also called
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automated installation), see "Automating and Customizing Installations"
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in the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit. You can view the Windows
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Deployment and Resource Kits on the Web at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/
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To simplify the process of setting up a product in the Windows
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Server 2003 family on multiple computers, you can run Setup
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unattended. To do this, you create and use an answer file, a
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customized script that answers the Setup questions automatically.
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Then, you run Winnt32.exe or Winnt.exe with the appropriate options
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for unattended Setup. Choose the command according to the operating
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system that is running when you start unattended Setup:
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* To start unattended Setup on a computer running MS-DOS or
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Windows 3.x, use Winnt.exe (with the appropriate options).
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* To start unattended Setup on a computer running Windows 95,
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Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
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Windows XP, or a product in the Windows Server 2003 family,
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use Winnt32.exe (with the appropriate options). With Windows NT 4.0,
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before starting unattended Setup, apply Service Pack 5 or later.
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To learn about unattended Setup, see the following sources:
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* For detailed instructions on running unattended Setup (also
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called automated installation): See "Automating and Customizing
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Installations" in the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit
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(described in the first paragraph of this section).
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* To view the command options available for Winnt.exe: On a
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computer running Windows 3.x or MS-DOS, insert the Setup CD for
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Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, in the CD-ROM drive and
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open the command prompt. Then, change to the CD-ROM drive, change
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to the I386 directory, and type:
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winnt /?
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* To use an x86-based computer to view the command options
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available for Winnt32.exe: On a computer running Windows 95,
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Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
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Windows XP, or a product in the Windows Server 2003 family,
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insert the Setup CD for Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, in
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the CD-ROM drive, and open the command prompt. Then, change to
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the CD-ROM drive, change to the I386 directory, and type:
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winnt32 /?
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* To use an Itanium architecture-based computer to view the command
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options available for Winnt32.exe: On an Itanium architecture-based
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computer running Windows XP 64-Bit Edition; the 64-bit version of
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Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; or the 64-bit version of
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Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, insert the Setup CD for
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the 64-bit version of the product in the CD-ROM drive and open the
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command prompt (click Start, click Run, and then type cmd). Then,
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change to the CD-ROM drive, change to the IA64 directory, and type:
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winnt32 /?
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4.0 ENTERING SERVER SETTINGS FOR A NEW INSTALLATION
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After you start Setup, a process begins in which necessary Setup files
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are copied to the hard disk. During this process, Setup displays
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dialog boxes that you can use to select various options.
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The following sections outline the items that you specify as you run
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Setup. Before working with these sections, see WebSrv1.TXT for
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important background information about issues such as partitions, file
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system choices, and the handling of TCP/IP name resolution.
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Note: If you have a mass storage controller (such as a SCSI, RAID,
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or Fibre Channel adapter) for your hard disk, see "Providing a Mass
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Storage Driver or a HAL File" earlier in this text file.
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If you have specialized hardware that requires a custom Hardware
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Abstraction Layer (HAL) file supplied by your computer manufacturer,
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see "Using a Custom HAL File" earlier in this text file.
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Choosing or Creating a Partition for Windows Server 2003,
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Web Edition
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During a new installation of Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, a
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dialog box gives you the opportunity to create or specify a partition
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on which you want to install. You can create a partition from the
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available unpartitioned space, specify an existing partition, or
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delete an existing partition to create more unpartitioned disk space
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for the new installation. If you specify any action that will cause
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information to be erased, you will be prompted to confirm your choice.
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For more information, see the section on planning partitions for new
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installations in WebSrv1.TXT.
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IMPORTANT: If you delete an existing partition, all data on that
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partition is erased. Performing a new installation of Windows
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Server 2003, Web Edition, on a partition that contains another
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operating system overwrites the existing operating system.
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Selecting Regional and Language Options
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You can set up Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, to use multiple
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languages and regional options.
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If you select a European country or region in the list of
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countries/regions, or if you live in a country or region where the
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euro has been introduced, it is a good idea to verify that the default
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currency settings in Regional and Language Options meet your needs.
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After you run Setup, you can modify these options by clicking Regional
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and Language Options in Control Panel.
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Personalizing Windows
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Enter your name and, as an option, your organization.
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Entering Your Computer Name
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During Setup, in the Computer Name and Administrator Password dialog
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box, follow the instructions for entering your computer name. The
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recommended length for most languages is 15 characters or less. For
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languages that require more storage space per character, such as
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Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the recommended length is 7 characters
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or less.
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It is recommended that you use only Internet-standard characters in
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the computer name. The standard characters are the numbers from 0
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through 9, uppercase and lowercase letters from A through Z, and the
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hyphen (-) character. Computer names cannot consist entirely
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of numbers.
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If you are using DNS on your network, you can use a wider variety of
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characters, including Unicode characters and other nonstandard
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characters, such as the ampersand (&). Using nonstandard characters
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might affect the ability of non-Microsoft software to operate on your
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network. For more information about DNS, see "Name
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Resolution for TCP/IP" in WebSrv1.TXT.
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The maximum length for a computer name is 63 bytes. If the name is
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longer than 15 bytes (15 characters in most languages, 7 characters in
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some), computers running Windows NT Server 4.0 and earlier will
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recognize this computer by the first 15 bytes of the name only. In
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addition, there are additional configuration steps for a name that is
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longer than 15 bytes. For more information, in Help and Support
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Center, see "Namespace planning for DNS." To view Help and Support
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Center, after running Setup, click Start, and then click Help
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and Support.
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If a computer is part of a domain, you must choose a computer name
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that is different from any other computer in the domain. To avoid name
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conflicts, the computer should be unique on the domain, workgroup, or
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network. If this computer is part of a domain, and it contains more
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than one operating system, you must use a unique computer name for
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each operating system that is installed. For example, if the computer
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name is FileServerNT when the computer is started with Windows NT
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Server 4.0, the computer must have a different name, perhaps
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FileServerNew, when it is started with a product in the Windows
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Server 2003 family. This requirement also applies to a computer that
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contains multiple installations of the same operating system. For more
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information, in Help and Support Center, see "Planning your domain
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structure."
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Setting the Administrator Account Password
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During Setup, in the Computer Name and Administrator Password dialog
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box, type a password of up to 127 characters in the Administrator
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Password box. For the strongest system security, use a password of at
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least 7 characters, and use a mixture of uppercase and lowercase
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letters, numbers, and other characters, such as *, ?, or $.
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IMPORTANT: After Setup is completed, for best security, change the
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name of the Administrator account (it cannot be deleted) and keep a
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strong password on the account at all times. For more information
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about security and the administrative rights and permissions held
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by the Administrator account and the Administrators group, see Help
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and Support Center. You can view Help and Support Center after
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Setup is complete by clicking Start, and then clicking Help
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and Support.
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Setting the Date and Time
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During Setup, in the Date and Time Settings dialog box, set the date,
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time, and time zone. If you want the system to automatically adjust
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for daylight saving time, select the "Automatically adjust clock for
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daylight saving changes" check box.
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You can change your computer's date and time after Setup is complete.
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If your computer is a member of a domain, your computer clock is
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probably synchronized automatically by a network time server. If your
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computer is not a member of a domain, you can synchronize your
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computer clock with an Internet time server.
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Specifying Networking Settings
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You can specify networking information for TCP/IP or other protocols
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during Setup, or you can use typical settings and then make any
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necessary changes to your networking configuration after installation.
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For basic background information about TCP/IP configuration and Setup,
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see "Networks: TCP/IP, IP Addresses, and Name Resolution" in WebSrv1.TXT.
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>>>TO ALLOW SETUP TO ASSIGN OR OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS
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* When you click "Typical settings" in the Networking Settings
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dialog box, Setup checks to see if there is a DHCP server on your
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network. If there is a DHCP server on your network, DHCP provides
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an IP address. If there is no DHCP server on your network, Setup
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will use a limited IP addressing option called Automatic Private
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IP Addressing (APIPA). On a server using APIPA, complete the
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network configuration after Setup, because a server using APIPA
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can communicate only with other computers using APIPA on the same
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network segment.
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For basic background information about IP address configuration,
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including additional information about the limitations of APIPA,
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see "IP Addresses" in WebSrv1.TXT.
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>>>TO SPECIFY A STATIC IP ADDRESS AND SETTINGS NEEDED FOR DNS AND WINS
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1. During Setup, in the Networking Settings dialog box, click
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"Custom settings," and then click Next.
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2. In the Networking Components dialog box, click Internet
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Protocol (TCP/IP).
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3. Click Properties.
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4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click
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"Use the following IP address."
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5. In IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway, type the
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appropriate addresses.
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6. Under "Use the following DNS server addresses," type the address
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of a preferred DNS server and, optionally, an alternate
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DNS server.
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If the local server is the preferred or alternate DNS server,
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type the same IP address as assigned in the previous step.
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7. If you will use a WINS server, click Advanced, and then click
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the WINS tab in the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box to add
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the IP address of one or more WINS servers.
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8. Click OK in each dialog box, and continue with Setup.
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Specifying the Workgroup or Domain Name
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A domain is a group of accounts and network resources that share a
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common directory database and set of security policies and might have
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security relationships with other domains. A workgroup is a more basic
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grouping, intended only to help users find objects such as printers
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and shared folders within that group. Domains make it easier for an
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administrator to control access to resources and keep track of users.
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For more information about name conflicts, see "Entering Your
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Computer Name" earlier in this text file.
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5.0 CONFIGURING YOUR WEB SERVER
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======================================================================
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The Web Interface for Remote Administration is an HTML-based
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application used to configure and manage the server from a remote
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client. Individual servers, entire server farms, and multiple sites
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per server can be managed from a single remote workstation.
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The Web Interface for Remote Administration provides a simple means
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of performing common Web server configuration tasks including:
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* Creating and deleting Web sites
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* Configuring network settings
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* Managing local user accounts
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* Restarting the Web server
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5.1 Choosing Server Components
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You can use the Windows Components Wizard to select the appropriate
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components for your server. To use this wizard, after running Setup,
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click Start, and then click Control Panel. In Control Panel,
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double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then, on the left side of the
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dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components. With this wizard you
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can choose and install individual components.
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6.0 PRODUCT ACTIVATION FOR PRODUCTS IN THE
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WINDOWS SERVER 2003 FAMILY
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After you install a product in the Windows Server 2003 family,
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if the product was purchased individually rather than through a volume
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licensing arrangement, you will have to activate the product unless
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your hardware manufacturer has preactivated it for you. Product
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activation is quick, simple, and unobtrusive, and it protects your
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privacy. It is designed to reduce software piracy (illegal copies of a
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product). Over time, reduced piracy means that the software industry
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can invest more in product development, quality, and support. This
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results in better products and more innovation for customers.
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The following details help explain product activation:
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Software reminders
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Until you activate your product, it provides a reminder each time you
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log on and at common intervals until the end of the activation grace
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period stated in your End-User License Agreement (30 days is the
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typical grace period). If your activation grace period passes and you
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do not activate the product, your computer will continue to function,
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except that when you log on locally or log on through Remote Desktop
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for Administration (the new name for the Windows 2000 functionality
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known as Terminal Services in Remote Administration Mode), you will
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only be able to use the Activate Windows Wizard.
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How the software handles activation
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Activation is simple and anonymous. When you activate your product,
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it means that your product key is now associated with the computer
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(the hardware) it is installed on. After that happens, your product
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key cannot be used for activation on other computers (unless you are
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enrolled in a special program that permits additional activations, for
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example, a program through the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)).
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Your local operating system does some of the work of creating the
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association between your product key and the computer it is installed
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on. It uses your Product ID, which is derived from your product key,
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and puts it together with a coded number (called a hardware hash) that
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uniquely represents the hardware components that make up your computer
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(without representing any personal information or anything about the
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software). When you activate, you provide this number, through the
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Internet or by phone, so that it can be confirmed as representing a
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legal installation. After you activate, if another person has an
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illegal copy of your software, and that person tries to use your
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product key to activate the software on another computer, the coded
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numbers will show that your product key is already associated with a
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particular set of hardware (your computer). The other person's
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activation will not work.
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The Installation ID that the local operating system generates,
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representing the association between your product key and the computer
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it is installed on, is used only for the purpose of activation.
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Methods for activation
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After your operating system is installed, begin activation by
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clicking Start, and then clicking Activate Windows. (You can also
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click the key icon that appears in the lower right corner of the
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screen.) By following the instructions on the screen, you can activate
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through the Internet or by phone:
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* Internet: When you activate through the Internet, your computer
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transmits coded information that shows that your product key
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is associated with your computer hardware. Activation is
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carried out through a secure server. A confirmation ID is
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passed back to your computer, automatically activating your
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product. This process normally takes just a few seconds to
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complete. No personally identifiable information is required
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to activate your product.
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* Phone: When you activate by phone, information on the screen
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|
guides you through a few simple steps. When you choose the
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country or region where you are located, a phone number (toll-free,
|
|
wherever possible) appears on your screen. When you call the
|
|
number, a customer service representative asks for the
|
|
Installation ID that is displayed on your screen. The customer
|
|
service representative enters that number into a secure
|
|
database, confirms that the number represents a legally
|
|
installed product, and provides a confirmation ID to you. Then,
|
|
you type the confirmation ID into the spaces provided on the
|
|
screen, and activation is complete.
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Reactivation (rarely needed)
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If you overhaul your computer by replacing a substantial number of
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|
hardware components (not just a few), the operating system might view
|
|
your hardware as a completely different computer, not the one on which
|
|
you activated. In this situation, you can call the telephone number
|
|
displayed on the telephone activation screen, and, through a quick,
|
|
simple process, you can reactivate your product.
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6.1 Product Activation Compared to Product Registration
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Product activation is not the same as product registration. As
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|
discussed above, product activation is required, and it is completely
|
|
anonymous. Product registration, in contrast, is completely optional,
|
|
and it allows you to provide personal information, such as your e-mail
|
|
address, if you choose. Registration entitles you to receive
|
|
information about product updates and special offers directly from
|
|
Microsoft. All registration information provided is stored securely,
|
|
and no information is ever loaned or sold to other parties.
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