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How do I get the activation key for windows server 2008 R2 evaluation software? With in 10 days of installation we need to activate which was mentioned by microsoft website, but where do I get this activation key?Thanks,
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Hi,
Thanks for the post.
For licensing issue, please call 1-800-426-9400 (select option 4), Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. I believe it will be the best resource and will address your concern on this issue.
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply. Well I spoke to Microsoft people in India by calling 1-800-102-1100 and they gave a reply that they are not supporting for Evaluation based softwares. Asked me to get the license key from the same website from where I downloaded the software, but from the same page I couldn’t get any information about the Activation key etc. For the time being I rearmed the activation period for another 10 days so that It won’t stop my work temporarily. But still the problem turns up after 10 more days. Any one helps me on this?Thanks & Regards,
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Miles,
Why does the evaluation software require activation after 10 days?
I have called multiple 800 numbers at Microsoft, and no one can tell me why this happens or how to fix it. I have re-installed the software, and after 10 days, it requires activation.
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Naveen,
The following page talks about activation:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/system-requirements.aspx
«You do not need to enter a product key to evaluate any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software, however activation is required within 10 days. Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut down the machine every hour.»
You simply need to activate online. When the software asks for product key, click next to use the default product key. Then the product will be activated for 180 days.
Brian
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I just found this thread using google.com — thus the reason for bringing it back to life.
What I did was leave the Product Key blank, pressed Next (or was it Continue?) and it activated it for 180 days. No calling India or any other 3rd world country required.
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I feel you brother — it needs to be more obvious on the «Activation Pop Up» . Thanks, this post saved me hours.
I would add a couple of points to this to help out anybody who has similar issue…..
Background: I did not activate server at first .. didn’t know how and didn’t take the time to find out b/c excited to move on to project, in any case after, 10 days it shut down….
1. I rebooted and the screen had black background and «Not genuine version» noted at the bottom of screen right.
2. I played around with the activation display box to try to figure out how to activate. Did a couple of things including going to where you add product key (didn’t have one and couldn’t find one emailed to me) cancelled out of their and lost
the display box. I couldn’t find how to get that activation screen back up….so3.Rebooted the computer. The activation box popped up. Clicked «Yes» to activate my computer and «Yes» to Activate «through internet» . It didn’t ask me or prompt me to do anything else….it just finished. The background screen was still black and the message
on the bottom corner changed from «not genuine version» to say «valid for 180».4. Rebooted the Server- the background screen went back to default blue….and feeling back to normal.
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Activation of trail software is quite straightforward.
2-3 days ago I installed Windows Server 2008 R2, today I went to activate it, left product key text box blank and click next. A message box appears confirming do I want to activate my windows
with the product key?. click yes and go next. It will say that windows server 2008 R2 is activated for 180 days. -
Hi,
I am getting an error while activating an evaluation copy of Windows 2008 R2.
Error Code: 0x8007232B
Description: DNS name does not exist.
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Hello Gopakumar V K,
Hmm, that appears to Volume License media using the Default KMS client setup keys.
It doesn’t appear to Eval media, to activate this install you may need to change the Product Key
Thanks, Darrell Gorter This posting is provided «AS IS» with no warranties, and confers no rights. Volume Activation documentation on TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd197314.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd996588.aspx
VAMT — Volume Activation Management Tool — Download link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec7156d2-2864-49ee-bfcb-777b898ad582&displaylang=en
Last updated on September 25th, 2021 at 09:10 pm
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This post now forms part of our KMS and evaluation product keys series. We have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below:
Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product Key Series
This is more as a reminder for ourselves when building evaluation labs for Windows Server 2008 R2 (although most people will be moving on 2012 by now) but we thought we would share this information with our visitors as well.
These product keys can be used to activate the various evaluation copies of Windows Server 2008 R2 for 180 days and have a re-arm value of 5.
You can see the list of keys that you can use below:
| Operating System Version | Product Key |
| Windows Web Server 2008 R2 | KBV3Q-DJ8W7-VPB64-V88KG-82C49 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard | 4GGC4-9947F-FWFP3-78P6F-J9HDR |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise | 7PJBC-63K3J-62TTK-XF46D-W3WMD |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter | QX7TD-2CMJR-D7WWY-KVCYC-6D2YT |
Update – 2008 Product Keys
We have added the below keys as they include the 2008 versions and also a few alternatives for 2008 R2.
| Windows Server 2008 Standard | TM24T-X9RMF-VWXK6-X8JC9-BFGM2 |
| Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | YQGMW-MPWTJ-34KDK-48M3W-X4Q6V |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter | 7M67G-PC374-GR742-YH8V4-TCBY3 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard | YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise | 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter | 74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648 |
Windows Server 2012 R2
If you are looking for how to activate Windows Server 2012 R2 – then our guide here should help you through this process too:
Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation Activation
Windows Server 2016
We also have keys available for Server 2016 which you can view by clicking the link below:
Windows Server 2016 Evaluation Activation
Windows Server 2019
We now have added the fully up to date Product Keys for Windows Server 2019. You can take a look at our post for that using the link below:
Windows Server 2019 Evaluation Product Keys
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How to download Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO 64-bit and install the system on VirtualBox or your PC? Find some direct download links from this post and then use the ISO file to install it by following the steps below. Let’s go to look through the detailed guide from MiniTool.
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the fifth version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft and it is the second iteration of Windows Server 2008. Server 2008 R2 is succeeded by Windows Server 2012.
Server 2008 is based on the 6.0 kernel (the same as Windows Vista) and is available for 32-bit and 64-bit while Windows Server 2008 R2 is based on the 6.1 kernel (the same as Windows 7) and is only available for 64-bit.
Server 2008 R2 brings some features to enable organizations to increase the flexibility and reliability of server infrastructures. To install this OS, your machine should meet the minimum system requirements:
- CPU: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
- RAM: 512 MB
- Disk space: 32 GB
- Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
The maximum memory is 32 GB (for Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard) or 2 TB (for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise).
Then, you need to download Windows 11 Server 2008 R2 ISO file for installation.
Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO Download for VirtualBox/PC
Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO Free Download Direct Links
When searching for “Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO 64-bit download” in Google Chrome, you can see many search results. You can click some pages to get some free download direct links.
If you want to download Windows Server 2008 ISO, you can also get one from the archive.org website. Of course, you can download some other ISO files of Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2. Just search for the one you need.
Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO Download from Microsoft Website
Microsoft gives you a link to download Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-Based Systems Evaluation (180 days). This ISO is only available for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems.
This download file is for testing and evaluation purposes. A product key is not required but you need to activate it within 10 days. After activation, you can only run it for 180 days. After this time, you need to get a fully-licensed version of Windows Server R2 SP1 for Itanium-Based Systems.
- Visit the Microsoft website.
- Select a language and click the Download button.
How to Install Windows Server 2008 R2
After getting an ISO file of Windows Server 2008 R2, you can install this system on VirtualBox/VMware or your PC. To create a new virtual machine of Server 2008 R2, click New Virtual Machine or New and follow the on-screen wizards for the setup. The related post may be helpful for you — Step-by-Step Guide: How to Setup a Virtual Machine.
If you want to install this server OS to your PC, you can choose to burn the ISO file to a USB drive or CD/DVD, insert it into your computer, run the machine from that drive and then start the setup.
If you need to get a Windows Server 2012 R2 ISO file for the installation, you can visit this post to find download links — Windows Server 2012 R2 ISO Download for VMware, VirtualBox, etc.
Final Words
Downloading Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO is easy, just click the download links mentioned above to get an ISO file. Then, you can use it to install the server system on a virtual machine or your computer for businesses.
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В данной статье мы поговорим о том, как можно продлить evaluation period (период оценки) в Windows Server 2008.
Evaluation период другими словами можно назвать ознакомительным или льготным периодом использования Windows Server 2008. С помощью данной инструкции вы сможете продлить период тестового пользования эти серверным продуктом Microsoft.
В том случае, если вы установили Windows Server 2008 в режиме evaluation period, то в течение 60 дней, вы сможете использовать его без активации. Кроме того, данный 60-дневный тестовый период можно сбросить (re-armed) три раза. В результате общая продолжительность бесплатного использования Windows Server 2008 (R2) можно продлить с 60 дней аж до 240! Причем все это совершенно законно, и вы не нарушите лицензионного соглашения Microsoft.
Примечание: Хотя вы и можете продлить текущий 60-дневный льготный период, вы не сможете просто продлить на 60 дней в любой момент. При сбросе текущего 60-дневного льготного периода использования, все количество дней, оставшееся до конца текущего тестового периода сгорает. Поэтому, чтобы максимально увеличить общее время бесплатного использования Windows Server, продляйте срок как можно ближе к дате окончания текущего 60-дневного цикла.
Итак, для сброса счетчика активации Windows 2008 и продления льготного периода использования, воспользуйтесь командой
slmgr.vbs /rearm
Название этой утилиты появилось в результате сокращения названия Windows Software Licensing Management Tool. Slmgr.vbs – это сценарий vbs, который можно использовать для управлением лицензированием в любом сервере Windows 2008 Server.
Более подробно с остальными параметрами этой утилиты вы можете познакомиться, набрав в командой строке: slmgr.vbs /?
А вы еще не забыли, что грядет переход на IPv6? Многие блогеры уже пишут, что через год Интернета не будет…. 🙂
Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology and adding new features to enable organizations to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures.
This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. The evaluation is available in ISO format. Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available via the same download. You will be prompted for edition installation at setup. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days. Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut the machine down every hour (The 10 day activation period can be reset five (5) times by using the rearm command. See below for further information on activation rearm). Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2.
This download is also available through our new Download Manager. This will ensure 100% completion rate, and accelerate download times on slower links.
To start this download via the Download Manager, please click here.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008
Instructions
This download offers you the benefits of registering with Microsoft. Click the Continue button near the top of this page to register. After you have gone through the registration process, you will be returned to this page to begin the download
Additional Information
Note that the files are language-specific, where “EN” is English, «FR» is French, «ES» is Spanish, “DE” is German, “CN” is Traditional Chinese and “JP” is Japanese. Further languages are supported through the Windows Server Language Packs, please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 Multilingual User Interface Language site for further information.
If you are a TechNet subscriber, please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 TechNet Subscriber download page.
If you are a MSDN subscriber, please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 MSDN Subscriber download page.
Server Administration & Management
How to activate Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation
Use Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions 180day Evaluation Key
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 = KBV3Q-DJ8W7-VPB64-V88KG-82C49
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard = 4GGC4-9947F-FWFP3-78P6F-J9HDR
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise = 7PJBC-63K3J-62TTK-XF46D-W3WMD
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter = QX7TD-2CMJR-D7WWY-KVCYC-6D2YT
You can rearm the Evaluation version of Windows Server 2008 R2 up to 5 times.
To check how much rearms you have left click Run in the Start menu, enter slmgr.vbs -dlv and click OK
How to manually rearm the 10 day activation grace period
When the initial 10-day activation period nears its end, you can run the slmgr.vbs script to reset it back to 10 days. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next iteration of Windows Serveroperating system, which has been RTMed with build version 6.1.7600.16385 together with Windows 7. Microsoft is now officially releasing the ISO image for Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software, which allowing administrators and users to install Windows Server 2008 R2 to evaluate the new operating systemfor 180 days for free.
Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the foundation of Windows Server 2008 to expand existing technology and add new features to enable organizations to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures. In fact, the evaluation version of Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM has been released ahead of schedule.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial for evaluation is available in ISO disc image format in single consolidated file download for Windows Server 2008 R2 Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions, available for English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish and Chinese. Another ISO is available for Windows server 2008 R2 Itanium for English, German, Japanese and French.
Note: Windows Server 2008 R2 is available in 64-bit (x86) versions ONLY.
The download of Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial ISO can be initiated from official Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software homepage for IT professionals and developers via TechNet or MSDN. However, registration is required for a guided experience through Microsoft CARE, in which registrants will receive periodic information on adoption, migration, and deployment to assist the evaluation experience. Remember to download the big ISO file with Download Manager to ensure 100% completion rate, and accelerate download times on slower links.
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 (Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter) Evaluation ISO
Microsoft Download Center: Link 1 or Link 2 (Registration required)
Direct Download Links:
English (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
Simplified Chinese (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_zh-cn-GRMSXEVAL_CN_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
French (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_fr-fr-GRMSXEVAL_FR_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
German (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_de-de-GRMSXEVAL_DE_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
Japanese (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_ja-jp-GRMSXEVAL_JA_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
Spanish (7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_eval_es-es-GRMSXEVAL_ES_DVD.iso): Link 1 or Link 2 (Download Manager 1 or Download Manager 2)
BT Torrent (English Only): MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.2008.SERVER.R2.7600.16385.RTM.X64.EVALUATION.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT.torrent
Size: 2,997,100,544 bytes
SHA1: 799BF8DA077A3E842AA97C990E468B3AA7BDA4EB
MD5: 134F607CF4C633EF11D2576D1C635D08
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Evaluation ISO
via Microsoft Download Center (Registration required)
Direct Download Links:
English: 7600.16385.090713-1255_ia64fre_serverenterpriseia64_eval_en-us-GRMSIAiEVAL_EN_DVD.iso (with Download Manager
French: 7600.16385.090713-1255_ia64fre_serverenterpriseia64_eval_fr-fr-GRMSIAiEVAL_FR_DVD.iso (with Download Manager)
German: 7600.16385.090713-1255_ia64fre_serverenterpriseia64_eval_de-de-GRMSIAiEVAL_DE_DVD.iso (with Download Manager)
Japanese: 7600.16385.090713-1255_ia64fre_serverenterpriseia64_eval_ja-jp-GRMSIAiEVAL_JA_DVD.iso (with Download Manager)
BT Torrent (English Only): MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.SERVER.2008.ENTERPRISE.R2.RTM.ITANIUM.EVALUATION.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT.torrent
SIZE: 2,489,485,312 bytes
SHA1: BDB67D194F4742FB2BA7213F22C9DE4EEC518CEE
MD5: 232F92BCD90D6CED98D9EA4B5384054A
CRC: 4B288F08
For quick deployment of the evaluation system, Microsoft also provides free Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software VHD images for Hyper-V, the preinstalled operating system that can be mounted on Hyper-V for instant running. VHD is virtualization file format for Hyper-V. The VHD release is available in English only and is for evaluation and testing purposes. However, user must have a base install of Windows Server 2008 (64-bit edition) or Windows Server 2008 R2, running Hyper-V in order to load and make use of the VHD image as running virtual machine.
Both Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software VHD virtual machines provided by Microsoft are running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Evaluation, without any anti-virus installed. One is the default full installation, and the other has been configured as a default Core installation.
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition) VHD
Single Image: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).exe
Multi-part Image
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).part01.exe
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).part02.rar
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).part03.rar
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).part04.rar
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Full Edition).part05.rar
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Server Core) VHD
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Evaluation (Server Core).exe
Microsoft Download Center also provides instruction on how to use the Windows Server 2008 R2 VHD with Hyper-V:
- On your computer, install Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Download the files required from links above
- When you have installed Hyper-V and extracted the VHD files, copy the VHD file to a pre-selected location (recommended default location C:UsersPublicDocumentsMicrosoft Hyper-VVirtual Hard Disks)
- Open Hyper-V Manager. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.
- From the Action pane, click New, and then click Virtual Machine.
- From the New Virtual Machine Wizard, click Next.
- On the Specify Name and Location page, specify what you want to name the virtual machine and where you want to store it. (you can keep this as default location for ease).
- On the Memory page, specify enough memory to run the guest operating system you want to use on the virtual machine (Recommendation at least 2Gb).
- On the Networking page, connect the network adapter to an existing virtual network if you want to establish network connectivity at this point.
- On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, select “Use and existing virtual hard disk”, and browse to the location you copied the VHD file to in step 3 above.
- Select finish (you can also start the VHD at this time, however we recommend you create a snapshot before you start the VHD for the first time).
- To logon to the machine, use the following credentials: Username: administrator, password: Pass@word1 (Administrator account)
Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days. Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut the machine down every hour (The 10 day activation period can be reset five (5) times by using the rearm command, which is the same with how to rearm Windows 7). Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. After this time, user will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2.