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Windows Server 2008

This article shows how to install Windows server 2008 R2 on VirtualBox. Normally, Windows server 2008 R2 available for 64 Bit only, but still it's possible to run 64 Bit operating systems as guest on X86 VirtualBox.

was reviewed by Alexandru Pintilie

Windows Server 2008 is the fourth Microsoft operating system dedicated to servers and workstations. Although built on the same platform (the Windows NT 6.x) with Vista, Windows Server 2008 did not draw so many critics from the community as Vista did.

This is due its clear strategy of making things easier, not more complicated. While Vista was bashed by everyone with very few users stating that they actually love the new operating system from Microsoft for desktop computers, Windows Server 2008 had both its good and bad aspects, with the good ones taking the toll on the rest.

Released and commercialized in four different editions (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web ), Windows Server 2008 had its fair share of fans and was overall better received by the public than its desktop-oriented sibling. This particular operating system makes the administrator feel like an administrator and not like a guest with some powers left untouched as Vista does.

In comparison, Windows Server 2008 is better than its predecessor (Windows Server 2003) in means of a simplified system administration with better-thought views and a general upgrade on the intuitive part of the grand scheme. On the other hand, Windows Server 2008 was not the brightest OS when it comes to window drawing times at first. This and many other things forced Microsoft in launching Windows Server 2008 R2 just one year after.

Amongst the most important features that Windows Server 2008 brought to the workbench are the Server Core, Active Directory roles, Failover Clustering, Self-healing NTFS, Hyper-V, Windows System Resource Manager, Server Manager as well as other improvements.

All in all, Windows Server 2008 was a great addition to the Server line of Microsoft operating systems, a much better OS than Vista altogether. Of course, it did lack some very important aspects such as SSH as well as secure FTP support, but, in the end, it was the beginning of a new era and quite the beginning, we might add.

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• You may evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 free for 60 days

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Single processor with 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) or 1.3GHz (Dual Core)
• Minimum 512 MB RAM
• Display: Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor

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End Of Life - This download, Intel® Network Adapter Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2* 24.1, will no longer be available after Sept. 6, 2019 and will not be supported with any additional functional, security, or other updates. All versions are provided as is. Intel recommends that users of Intel® Network Adapter Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2* 24.1 upgrade to the latest driver version at your earliest convenience.

Legacy download files

Legacy PROWIN32 and PROWIN64 download packages provide Intel® PROSet, driver, ANS, FCoE, and DCB support for Windows 7* and Windows Server 2008 R2*.

Regular webpacks provide Intel® PROSet support for operating systems Windows 8.1*, Windows Server 2012*, Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows® 10, Windows Server 2016*, or newer supported operating systems.

Note: New hardware support or new features will not be added to legacy download packages.

Purpose

Installs base drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager*, advanced networking services (ANS) for teaming and VLANs for Intel® Ethernet Adapters for Windows Server 2008 R2. You can also use these drivers with Windows Small Business Server 2011*.

See the readme notes for installation instructions, supported hardware, what is new, bug fixes, and known issues.

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