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===Required materials===
* Fully loaded Intel x86-based system
* Windows Server 2003 MSDN (Disc 2428)

===Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition===

# Gather preconfiguration information.
#* Final network information
#** Hostname
#** IP address
#** Netmask
#** Gateway
#** DNS servers
# Connect hardware.
#* Network cable to network jack on network serving addresses via DHCP and using a small private network with Internet access.
#* Power cable.
# Power on the system and place the MSDN Windows Server disc into the disc drive.
# Enter the code for the selection entitled Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (the non-debug build) and hit enter.
# At the '''Welcome to Setup''' screen, hit Enter to set up Windows now.
# At the '''Windows Licensing Agreement''' screen, hit F8 to continue to the next screen.
# If presented with a screen offering a choice of repairing a Windows installation or continue installing a fresh copy of Windows without repairing, press ESC to install a fresh copy.
# At the '''Partition Selection''' screen, delete all partitions.  After deleting all of them, press Enter to install.
# At the '''Partition Setup''' screen, select ''Format the partition using the NTFS file system''.  A new partition will be created and formatted.
# The installation will proceed and, once complete, the system will be initialized and will automatically reboot.

===Finish Installation and Main Configuration===

# At the '''Regional and Language Options''' screen, customize the settings to your liking and click '''Next'''.
# At the '''Personalize Your Software''' screen, enter your '''Name''' and '''Organization'''.  Click '''Next'''.
# At the '''Product Key''' screen, enter your product key for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (non-debug).  Click '''Next'''.
# At the '''Time/Date''' screen, ensure the correct time and date is configured and click '''Next'''.
# Setup will continue copying files and complete the installation.  Once completed the server will restart automatically.