This study guides primary goal is to help you prepare to take and pass Microsoft’s Exam 70-640, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. Our secondary purpose in writing this guide is to provide exam candidates with knowledge and skills that go beyond the minimum requirements for passing the exam and help to prepare them to work in the real world of Microsoft computer networking.

In this section we would discuss about the pre quest and preparation of Server 2008. I would show you the different method of installation. Later I would configure the common setting which should be complete just after the installation of sever 2008. We would also discuss about lab set up on VMware so you could complete the entire practical on single pc.

First step of preparation is installation of Server 2008. Before we start installation you should get familiar with the different version of server 2008. How should you choose the appropriate version of server? Once you got familiar the different version of server 2008 we would discuss about the different approach of installation.

There are several common settings which should be done before we start configuration of server 2008. In earlier version of sever family like Server 2003, server 2000 most if these setting are done during the installation process but in Server 2008 there are done after the installation.