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1. Enter the regional information:
   • Language to install: English
   • Time and currency format: English (United States)
   • Keyboard or input method: US
2. Click Next
3. Click Install now
   Setup is starting...
4. Click the checkbox next to "I accept the license terms"
5. Click Next
6. Click Custom (advanced)
7. On the "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, delete all existing partitions and create a new partition using all of the available space:
   1. Click Drive options (advanced)
   2. Click Delete, then click OK to confirm
   3. Click New
   4. Click Apply (the size should be set to the maximum amount available
      To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partitions for system files.
   5. Click OK
8. Click Next
   Installing Windows...
   Windows restarts
   Starting Windows
   Setup is updating registry settings
9. A screen titled "Set Up Windows" appears:
   • Type a user name: root
   • Type a computer name: doesn't matter
10. Enter a password
11. Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically: Ask me later
12. Select a time zone
    Windows is finalizing your settings
    Preparing your desktop
    Desktop appears
13. If asked to set a network location, choose Work

Windows Server 2008

1. Select the language and click Next
2. Click Install Now
3. Select the version of Windows Server 2008 from the list and click Next. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter (Full Installation) was selected when creating these instructions.
4. Click the checkbox next to I accept the license terms and click Next
5. Click Custom (advanced)
6. Configure the disk partitions and click Next. Unless you have reason not to, it's best to delete all existing partitions and then select Unallocated Space. This causes the disk to be repartitioned using all of the available space.
    

The root user account is not created during the installation of Windows Server 2008. It must be created after Windows is installed. Do this using the GUI or run the following commands in a command window:

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