Windows Server 2008 Official Direct Download Links
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of Windows Server series of operating system. Windows Server 2008 builds on the success and strengths of its predecessor Windows Server 2003, and also the new technology implemented in Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 R2, while delivering valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating system to provide solid foundation for information technology (IT) infrastructure.
Windows Server 2008 features Server Manager that provides a unified management console for simplified and streamlined server setup, configuration, and ongoing management; Windows PowerShell command-line shell for automating routine system administration tasks across multiple servers; Windows Deployment Services enables rapid deployment of the operating system via network-based installations; Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering wizards; full Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support; consolidated management of Network Load Balancing; Server Core installation option for installation of server roles with only the necessary components and subsystems without a graphical user interface; built-in hypervisor-based server virtualization of Windows Server Hyper-V; built-in Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0; plus various security enhancements and high performance computing (HPC) environment.
Microsoft provides free download to various editions of Windows Server 2008 trial software for users and developers to evaluate and try the Windows Server 2008 free for initial 60 days (extendable to 240 days), without the need for product activation or entering a product key). Although it’s mentioned as trial software, the installed copy of Windows Server 2008 can be activated with a valid and genuine product key and used as full version product with no expiry date or grace period for activation.
For convenient, here’s the direct download links from official Microsoft Download Center server for all editions of Windows Server 2008. Do note that the download will be big – normally between 1 to 5 GB.
Windows Server 2008 Standard (MDC Page)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (MDC Page)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (MDC Page)
32-bit (x86) English: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_en-us-KRMSFRE_EN_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) English: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_en-us-KRMSXFRE_EN_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) French: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_fr-fr-KRMSFRE_FR_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) French: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_fr-fr-KRMSXFRE_FR_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) German: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_de-de-KRMSFRE_DE_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) German: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_de-de-KRMSXFRE_DE_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) Japanese: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_ja-jp-KRMSFRE_JA_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) Japanese: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_ja-jp-KRMSXFRE_JA_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) Spanish: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_es-es-KRMSFRE_ES_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) Spanish: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_es-es-KRMSXFRE_ES_DVD.iso
Windows Web Server 2008 (MDC Page)
32-bit (x86) English: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_ServerWeb_en-us-KRMWFRE_EN_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) English: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_ServerWeb_en-us-KRMWXFRE_EN_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) French: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_ServerWeb_fr-fr-KRMWFRE_FR_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) French: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_ServerWeb_fr-fr-KRMWXFRE_FR_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) German: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_ServerWeb_de-de-KRMWFRE_DE_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) German: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_ServerWeb_de-de-KRMWXFRE_DE_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) Japanese: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_ServerWeb_ja-jp-KRMWFRE_JA_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) Japanese: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_ServerWeb_ja-jp-KRMWXFRE_JA_DVD.iso
32-bit (x86) Spanish: 6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_ServerWeb_es-es-KRMWFRE_ES_DVD.iso
64-bit (x64) Spanish: 6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_ServerWeb_es-es-KRMWXFRE_ES_DVD.iso
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (MDC Page)
English: 6001.18000.080118-1840_ia64fre_ServerEnterpriseIA64_en-us-KRMIAIFRE_EN_DVD.iso
French: 6001.18000.080118-1840_ia64fre_ServerEnterpriseIA64_fr-fr-KRMIAIFRE_FR_DVD.iso
German: 6001.18000.080118-1840_ia64fre_ServerEnterpriseIA64_de-de-KRMIAIFRE_DE_DVD.iso
Japanese: 6001.18000.080118-1840_ia64fre_ServerEnterpriseIA64_ja-jp-KRMIAIFRE_JA_DVD.iso
All editions of Windows Server 2008 can be installed without activation for up to 240 days.
Update: Download Windows Server 2008 with SP2 ISO images.
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March 7th, 2009 02:18
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February 27th, 2009 03:47
[...] will be able to download the release candidate version of second service pack for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (first service pack, as SP1 is integrated before server OS is released) for testing starting from [...]
February 21st, 2009 20:39
[...] SP1 DVD x64, the system has SP1 installed too) is required to be installed prior to install SP2. Windows Server 2008 ship with SP1 pre-installed, thus does not need any service pack [...]
December 14th, 2008 10:43
Hi,
I just installed the standard web server edition. Look much better and different from my 2003 version. We’ll see how does it perform.
Thanks for the tip,
Nikola
November 24th, 2008 12:49
[...] system administrators who lazy to install and set up Windows Server 2008 for evaluation or trial can now make use of VHD images released by Microsoft for instant running of [...]
November 3rd, 2008 22:24
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October 19th, 2008 04:14
[...] installationg Windows Server 2008 Core (of any editions i.e. Enterprise or Standard) in a virtual machine using Virtual PC 2007 SP1 [...]
June 9th, 2008 10:18
[...] the release of Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP SP3, the free virtualization software from Microsoft, Virtual PC 2007 (VPC 2007) [...]
June 8th, 2008 03:12
[...] Server 2008, users need to install Windows Server 2008 without activating it. To do so, run the Windows Server 2008 Setup program, but do no enter any product key when prompted to enter a product key for activation. Then, click [...]
May 23rd, 2008 01:07
[...] and install 32-bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, and activate the installed operating [...]
May 23rd, 2008 00:03
[...] installing Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista into Microsoft Virtual PC’s virtual machine (VM) (update to Virtual PC 2007 [...]