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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.