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About This Book
Setup for Practice Exercises
After you complete the Windows Server 2003 SP1 installation, complete the
following
configuration steps to prepare your computer for the practice exercises in
the lessons.
1. Create a folder called Windist on your computer’s system drive. Then,
copy the con-
tents of the I386 folder on the Windows Server 2003 SP1 CD-ROM to the
Windist
folder.
2. Use the Manage Your Server page (which appears by default after you log
on to
the computer for the first time) to add the domain controller role to the
server.
This installs the Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS services on the computer.
The
procedure is as follows:
a. On the Manage Your Server page, click the Add Or Remove A Role hyperlink.
The Preliminary Steps page appears.
b. Click Next. The Configure Your Server Wizard analyzes the computer. When
the analysis completes, the Configuration Options page appears.
c. Click the Typical Configuration For A First Server option button, and
then
click Next. The Active Directory Domain Name page appears.
d. In the Active Directory Domain Name text box, type contoso.com, and then
click Next. The NetBIOS Name page appears.
e. Click Next to accept the default DNS and NetBIOS domain names. The For-
warding DNS Queries page appears.
f. Click No, Do Not Forward Queries, and then click Next. The Summary Of
Selections page appears.
g. Click Next to accept your selections. A Configure Your Server Wizard
message
box appears.
h. Click OK to begin the installation process. After a few minutes, the
computer
restarts.
i. Log on as Administrator. The Server Configuration Progress page appears
to
continue the installation process.
j. When the installation is complete, click Next, and then click Finish in
the This
Server Is Now Configured page.
k. Close the Manage Your Server window.
3. Install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter (a virtual network interface
adapter) using
the following procedure:
a. From Control Panel, display the Add Hardware Wizard.
b. Click Next to begin the search for new hardware. The Is The Hardware Con-
nected? page appears.
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