Testing the Windows Server 8 Beta is possible on a virtual server – here are step by step installation instructions
By Edith Larkin, Avolve Technology – Microsoft is preparing a hat-trick with Windows 8 in 2012.
Microsoft plans to score three times with Windows 8 for desktops, Windows Server 8 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
To test the new Windows Server 8 Beta, we set up a virtual server on a computer already running Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Win8CP)
Basic Windows 8 install
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We are going to install a virtual windows 8 server on top of a windows 8 OS
Download and install VMware Player
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Copy ISO file to finished machine
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Remove floppy
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Power on virtual machine
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After reboot
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Second reboot
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All Done
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Windows Server Beta 8 Dashboard