This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating Windows Server® 2008 software does not require product activation or entering a product key. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 60 days.

If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008, the 60 day evaluation period may be reset (or re-armed) three times, extending the original 60 day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008.

If you wish to extend the initial evaluation and testing period, please go here and follow the instructions.

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Please refer to the Windows Server® 2008: System Requirements and Installation Documentation referenced above.

Note that the files below are language-specific, where “EN” is English, “DE” is German, "FR" is French, and "ES" is Spanish. Files are also platform-specific, where “x86FRE” is intended for 32-bit platforms and “amd64FRE” is intended for 64-bit platforms.