40. The Initial Configuration Tasks window will appear on the desktop.

The next thing to do is to check the drivers on

device manager if properly installed.
How to set up Active Directory
1. Press Win Logo + R, then type dcpromo. 
2. Active directory domain services binaries are being installed.
3. Welcome to the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard. Just click next.
4. Choose a Deployment Configuration. Choose Create a new domain in a new forest then click Next.
5. Name the Forest Root Domain. Type here the fully qualified domain name then click next.
6. Verifying NetBIOS name. Just wait until the next screen appear.
7. Set Forest Functional Level. Since we installed Windows Server 2008 R2, we will choose it under Forest functional
level then click next.
8. Additional Domain Controller Options. Select DNS Server then click next.
9. Static IP assignment. Choose Yes, the computer will use an IP address automatically assigned by a DHCP server (not
recommended).
10. Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard. Just click yes here.
11. Location for Database, log Files, and SYSVOL. Just click next if you don't want to customize the locations of the
Database folder.
12. Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password. Assign here password that will ve use when this domain
controller is started in Directory Services Restore Mode.
13. Summary. Click next.
14. Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard - Waiting for DNS installation to finish. Just wait until the
wizard completed the tasks.
15. Completing the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard. Click finish.
16. You must restart your computer before the changes made by the Active Directory Domain Services Installation wizard
take effect. Click Restart Now.
ADDING ROLES TO WIN SERVER 2008 R2

1. Click the Start button. then click server manager.

2. In Server Manager window, Click Add Roles.
3. Before you begin, read the list of tasks that you need to verify, then click Next.
4. Check DHCP Server, then click Install DHCP Server anyway.
5. Check Remote Desktop Services then click next.
6. Introduction to Remote Desktop Services. After reading about Remote Desktop, click next.
7. Select Role Services. Check Remote Desktop Session Host, click Install Remote Desktop Session Host anyway tjen
click Next.
8. Uninstall and Reinstall Applications for Compatibility. Click Next.
9. Specify Authentication Method for Remote Desktop Session Host. Click Require Network Level Authentication then
click Next.
10. Specify Licensing Mode. Click Configure later then click next.
11. Select User Groups Allowed Access To This RD Session Host Server. Click Next here.
12. Configure Client Experience. Click Next.
13. DHCP Server. Click Next after reading about DHCP Server.
14. Specify IPv4 DNS Server Settings. Click next
15. Specify IPv4 WINS Server Settings. Choose WINS is not required for application on this network then click next.
16. DHCP Scopes. Click Next.
17. Configure DHCPv6 Stateless Mode. Choose enable DHCPv6 then click next.
18. Specify IPv6 DNS Server Settings. Click Next.
19. Authorize DHCP Server. Click use current credentials then click Next.
20. Print and Document Services. Click next.
21. Select Role Services. Click Print Server then click next.
22. Confirm Installation Selections. Click Install.
23. Installation Progress. Wait until installation finish.
24. Installation Results. Click close.
SETTING GROUP POLICY.

1. Create a folder on Drive D.

2. For an example, rename it as shared folder for user 1
3. Right click on that folder and click Share button under Sharing tab.
4. Under File Sharing window, choose Everyone on people on your network to share then click Add.
5. Make sure the permission level is set to Read and Write.
6. Click Find people under the drop down arrow.
7. Type Autenticated Users then click OK.
8. Make sure the Autenticated user's Permission level are set to Read and Write.
9. Click Done
10. Go to sharing tab and copy the Network path of this shared folder.
11. Open Start Menu and Click Group Policy Management.
12. Expand Forest by clicking the Forest you created, right click on Domain Controller then click click Create a GPO
in this domain, and link it here.. 
13. Type a New GPO name then click OK.
14. Right click on it and click Edit.
15. Open User Configuration under Group Policy Management Editor.
16. Open Policies by double clicking it.
17. Open Windows Setting directory.
18. Open Folder Redirection.
19. Let us use Documents Folder as an example for this tutorial. We will redirect the whole Documents folder to the path
that we created in local drive D. Right click on Documents and click Properties.
20. Under Target Tab, click the drop down arrow on Setting and choose Basic-Redirect eveyrone's folder to the same
location.
21. On Target folder location, choose Create a folder for each user under the root path.
22. On the Root Path, paste the path of the Folder we copied in Local Disk D.
23. Under Settings tab, uncheck Grant the user exclusive rights to Documents, check Move the contents of Documents to
the new location and Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003 operating system. then click OK
24. If a warning dialog box appear, just click Yes to continue.
CREATING USERS IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2

1. Open start menu and Click on Active Directory Users and Computers under Administrative tools. 
2. Double Click the Forest you created earlier,
3. Right click on Domain Controllers, choose New and click User.
 4. Type the new user's First Name, Initials, Last Name, Full Name and user logon name. The user logon name will be
used to access the server. Click Next to continue.

5. Type a password for the user. This password will be used for this account. Check on Password never expires.
6. Click Finish.
 Windows 7 Installation 
Windows 7 system requirements
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

         1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

         1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
         16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
         DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Additional requirements to use certain features:
         Internet access (fees may apply)
         Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
         Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance
         For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
         Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
         HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
         DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
         BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
         BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
         Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space.
         Music and sound require audio output
1) After proper configuration  of the boot sequence, your computer should read the files on your
bootable media. The first screen should show you that Windows is loading files with a progress bar
below it.
2) In the second screen you should see a progress bar with a text “ Starting Windows” above it. Just
wait for the next screen, this will take a while.
3) The third screen show you the first graphical window where you are given first options to
choose. These are the selection for Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.
Choose your selections by clicking the pull down menus and press the Next button.
4) The fourth screen still shows the Install Windows dialog window and this time, allowing you to
start the installations of this software by clicking the Install now arrow button. You may also press
the key combination Alt + I for its shortcut command. On this window also, you are given option to
repair the previous Windows installed on your computer.
5) The fifth screen shows a text “Setup is Starting..” Just wait until the next screen appear.
6) Again on the sixth screen, the Install Windows appear and this time, informing you about the
Microsoft Software License Terms. Below is a check box with a text saying I accept the license
terms. Click this check box and click Next.
7) On the seventh screen, Under Install Windows, The setup ask you “Which type of installation do
you want?” Two options are available. Uprade and Custom. Since we want a new copy of windows,
Select Custom to continue.
8) Still, on the Install Windows, Another important question is ask, “Where Do you want to install
windows? You can set an allocation space for the this operating system by clicking New button and
assign a disk space intended for this software and for future application that will be installed on
your computer. Click New button to continue.
9) On the ninth screen, on the Install windows, after creating new allocation space, you could
continue the installation by clicking Next button.
10) After answering important questions and because you click the next button, the Windows Setup
automatically starts Installing Windows. You could see all the task being done by the Windows
Setup, from Copying Windows files to your hard drive, Expanding Windows files, Installation of
features, updates and completing the installations.
11) After all the process have been done, the Windows Setup should restart your machine
automatically. If you are impatient, you may click the Restart now button.
12) After your machine restart, the Windows Seven logo appear and below it is a text containing “
Setup is updating registry settings”. 
13) The thirteenth screen, Windows 7 Setup is starting services needed to continue the installations.
14) The Installing Windows appear again and this time, all installation processes are almost done.
You could see that the setup is on the completion process. 
15) After the complete process, Windows 7 setup automatically restart your computer.
16) The windows 7 logo appear again after the reboot. Just wait for the next screen to appear.
17) The seventeenth screen says “Setup is preparing your computer for first use” .
18) Windows setup test your video performance on the eighteenth screen.
19) On the nineteenth screen, Set Up Windows appear giving you the chance to create a user
account. Type in your desired username for your account.
20) Next to username is the password. Type in your password two times. For your safety, you could
also type a hint for your password, so in case you forgot it, you could remember it by reading your
hint.
21) After creating username and password, Windows setup allow you to select a security options.
For your computer security use the recommended settings. Click it to continue.
22) The options in changing the Time zone, date and time appear so change it suitable for your
computer and click Next button.
24) Next to time and date settings is the network settings. Choose the type of network suitable for
your computer. Click it or hit Enter to continue. 
25) After selecting the type of network, Windows setup automatically configure your network
settings. 
26) Windows 7 Ultimate on the Set up Windows along with a bar showing a message “ Windows is
finalizing your settings. Just wait until it brings you to the last step.
27) A welcome message appear. This indicate that you are almost done.
28) Preparing your desktop… this is the last message in the Windows setup wait until the desktop
appears.
29) Finally. The Windows 7 Desktop. You’re done and ready to go for drivers and application
software installations.