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# At the '''Regional and Language Options''' screen, customize the settings to your liking and click '''Next'''.
# 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 '''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.
 
===Install Drivers===
 
# Install any drivers needed to enable hardware such as network cards.
 
===Update the Operating System===
 
# Log in as Administrator.
# Select '''Start''' → '''All Programs''' → '''Windows Update'''.
 
===Activate Windows===
 
# Select '''Start''' → '''All Programs''' → '''Activate Windows'''.
# Select ''Yes, let's activate Windows over the Internet now'' and click '''Next'''.
# Select ''No, I don't want to register now; let's just activate Windows'' and click '''Next'''.
 
===Install Applications===
 
# Install Firefox.
# Install TightVNC Server and Client.
#* Register the server as a system service that is loaded at startup.
#* Start the service immediately.
# Install Cygwin.
#* Use DOS line endings.
#* Ensure the following packages are selected from the full list of packages to be installed:
#** ash
#** coreutils
#** cvs
#** diffutils
#** findutils
#** gawk
#** grep
#** make
#** openssh
#** perl
#** perl_manpages
#** rsync
#** sed
#** unzip
#** upx
#** vim
#** wget
#** zip
 
===Install Netscape Wintools===
 
# Download [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/source/wintools.zip wintools.zip].
# Uncompress the buildtools directory onto your hard drive.
# Open a command shell and change into buildtools\windows.
# Set MOZ_TOOLS to C:\moztools.
#* set MOZ_TOOLS=C:\moztools
# Run the install scripts.
#* install.bat
 
===Install Blat===
 
# Download [http://www.blat.net/ Blat].
# Copy the Blat executable files into C:\moztools\bin.
# Configure Blat.
#* blat -install <mailserver> <sender's addr> 5
 
===Install VS6===
 
# Insert the Visual Studio 6 MSDN DVD into the disc drive.  This can be found on MSDN disc 2433.
# Begin the installation process by exploring to D:\English\VISUAL_STUDIO_60\ENT\CD1\ and running setup.exe.
# The system will restart after completing the MS Java Virtual Machine update.
# Log in after the restart and the setup program will be started automatically.
# At the '''Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition''' screen, ensure ''Custom'' is selected and click '''Next'''.
# At the '''Choose Common Install Folder''' screen, click '''Next'''.
# Follow the prompts to continue installing VS6.
# At the '''Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Custom''' screen, ensure that
#* Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 is selected
#* The following are deselected:
#** Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
#** Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
#** Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
#** Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0
# Click '''Continue''' to continue the installation process.
# At the '''Setup Environment Variables''' screen, ensure ''Register Environment Variables'' is checked and click '''OK'''.
# At the prompt, click '''Restart Windows''' to ensure the necessary system changes take effect.
# Log in after the restart and click '''Exit''' at the '''Install MSDN''' screen.  Click '''Yes''' when prompted to confirm your selection.
 
===Install VS6 Service Pack 5===
 
# From the [http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/sp/vs6/sp5/default.aspx VS6 Service Pack 5] site, download SP5.
# Double click the downloaded '''vs6sp5.exe''' file.  Select a temporary directory to extract its files to.
# Open the temporary directory and double click the '''setupsp5.exe''' file.
# Follow the prompts to install the Service Pack update and then click '''Restart Windows''' to complete the installation.
 
===Install Visual C++ 6.0 Processor Pack===
 
# From the [http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/ppack/download.aspx Visual C++ 6.0 Processor Pack Download] site, download the '''vcpp5.exe''' ''Visual C++ 6.0 Processor Pack for VS6 SP5''.
# Double click the downloaded '''vcpp5.exe''' file.
 
===Install the Platform SDK===
 
From the [http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/ Platform SDK Update] site, install the Platform SDK Core and Internet Development components.
 
===Add System Users===
 
* For each system user you wish to add:
*# Select '''Start''' &rarr; '''Settings''' &rarr; '''Control Panel'''.
*# Double click '''Computer Management'''.
*# On the '''Computer Management''' window, select '''System Tools''' &rarr; '''Local Users and Groups''' &rarr; '''Users'''.
*# On the '''Action''' menu, select '''New User...'''.
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