Do you know "How to install Windows Server 2012 Operating System" ??

In this post, I have provided the steps required for installation of  both Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition / Datacenter Edition - Server Core Installation, Server with a GUI

First, your system should meet the basic requirements, otherwise you will not be able to install this OS correctly. 

After completing the first step, follow the given steps below:

1) Insert Windows Server 2012 DVD into your computer.

2) Boot it from DVD

3) Press Enter when "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.." prompts on your screen 

4) Choose your Language and click NEXT

5) On the next screen, Click Install now

6) Select the operating system you want to install ( for ex- I have chosen Datacenter Evaluation-Server with a GUI)

7) Accept the License Terms, and Click NEXT

8) On the next screen, Select "Custom: Install Windows Only (advanced)"

9) Choose the partition where you want to install Windows, and then Click Next

10) Installing Windows will prompt on the next screen.

11) It will prompt on your screen after completion of installation

12) In this step, Type Password for the built-in administrator account.

13) Now, you are ready to use your Windows. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to login into your computer

14) It will ask for password to login into the computer. Enter your password here.

To download the evaluation copy of Windows Server 2012, Click on this link-  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

Hope it helps!

If any improvement is required in this post, please post your comments/feedback so that we can provide much better solutions.

Getting errors during Hyper-V Role Installation on Windows Server 2012??

Here, is a way to solve the problem  "Hyper-V cannot be installed because virtualization support is not enabled in the BIOS" on Windows Server 2012.

Before installing this role, you need to check the following things :

• An x64-based processor. Hyper-V is available in only x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012
• Processors must support virtualization technology — specifically, Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) and must be enabled under BIOS settings.
• Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be available and be enabled. Specifically, you must enable the Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit) under BIOS settings.

If the above things are already configured properly and you are still getting the same error which says "Hyper-V cannot be installed because virtualization support is not enabled in the BIOS" during installation, please follow the below steps:

Step 1) Try to install Hyper-V Role on Windows Server 2008 R2.  

Step 2) If Hyper-V  works  fine on WS2008 R2, then you will need to update your BIOS version.
Step 3) After updating the BIOS version, try to install Hyper-V Role on WS 2012, you will not get any error this time.

I hope, this post will help you in Hyper-V Installation Role on WS2012. 

If any issues, please post a comment.

How to Reset Password on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Follow the given steps to "Reset the local and domain administrator password on Windows Server 2008/2012" with just the Windows Installation Disk

1) Insert the original Windows Server 2008/2012 installation DVD
2) Boot your computer from Windows Server 2008/2012 Installation DVD
3) Choose option "Repair your computer" ( Note down the Drive letter which is showing next to Windows Server 2008 R2 under System Recovery Options mode) and then Click NEXT

4) Start Command Prompt

5) Enter D: { The Driver Letter which is showing in the 1st screenshot)

6) Type CD Windows\System32 and hit Enter

7)Type MOVE Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.bak and then hit Enter

8) Type COPY Cmd.exe Utilman.exe and hit Enter

9) You may also need to "Enable" the administrator account which can be done by using "NET USER administrator /active:yes"

* Restart windows

* At the login screen, Enter "Windows + U" Key, this will prompt cmd.exe on your screen. Then after type  NET USER administrator * and hit Enter

 It will ask for new password, type the password there.

Now  Login as administrator with the new password. 

You are just 1 step away from completing the procedure. Follow the given steps below to move the original Utilman.exe back to its location

a) Reboot your computer from DVD and follow the above same steps (3 - 6)
b) Type MOVE Utilman.exe.bak  Utilman.exe and hit Enter.It will prompt for  Overwriting existing file--> Click "YES"

Now, Restart your machine and ENJOY..!!