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I will try install it directly. but it seems like related with OEM version, so I am not sure if it is correct way to do it...
diligent hands rule....
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Please post the name of your company? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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this is for my personal hobby and I am a developer guy, not good at hardware and OS installation. I got this copy from eBay.
diligent hands rule....
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Did you consider booting and following instructions?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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will do it this weekend. I am cleaning its chassis today to remove some dust inside...
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Hi Eddy
I don't respond here often but I do still enjoy the lounge.
Just wanted to say that I do enjoy your comments pretty well most of the time.
You are greater than your sig and I love your contribution.
Thanks...
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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grralph1 wrote: You are greater than your sig and I love your contribution.
Ehr..
Let us pretend that did not happen.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Um.
You are buying Operating Systems on Fleabay?
The only reason I can think of for that is "extreme cheapness" and that's a red flag to me. Is it genuine? Not locked to a specific hardware setup? Does the seller still exist? How many times has he sold the same software (or software code)?
You get what you pay for in this life: And the OS is kinda important - if it isn't genuine and sold under the MS T'n'C's - MS will turn it off if / when they spot it.
I've seen that before with friends who happily ran pirate Win 7, until the day it told them "this is not a genuine copy" and disabled pretty much everything until they sent MS a lot of money ...
I could be wrong, but there are a lot of crooks on FleaBay, and "cheap software" is one way they make money.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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it is a genuine copy since it was sent to me a hard copy, as showed in the image. the literals are the exactly same as I demo here( I erased one word and put "STD" there to be precise).
it carries a product license key too.
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The only reason (technically, not legally) to install from an OEM version is to get all the proprietary drivers for the custom hardware slipstreamed into it. Unless this disc (I'm assuming that's what it is) is tailored specifically for the Dell hardware you bought, then I don't see the point of using that over a retail version.
How much does Dell want anyway for a Server 2019 disc with their own drivers that they will vouch for?
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Dell drivers are free to download. I will give a try to see how things go.
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Yeah...was just pointing out that the benefit of having "the" CD for the exact model of OEM hardware is that you don't have to guess exactly what you have and which driver(s) apply. If you have the wrong CD with the wrong preloaded drivers, I could see how you could end up in a worse place than if you had started with a retail CD with no proprietary driver whatsoever.
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Installing is one thing, configuring and understanding are another.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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you hit bull's eye: that's why I posted my question here to see if I could get any useful info before I dive into installation....
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Which license version you have (OEM, retail, whatever) doesn't much change the install/configure job. You can use it like almost any other version of Windows OS. But, are you going to:
1. Use it as a PDC (Primary Domain Controller)?
2. DHCP server (it will want to do that)?
3. DNS server?
4. Create your own domain for it?
5. Exchange server with dig cert? Real domain account?
6. File server? FTP?
etc, etc
Actually, you can get a 6 month full blown trial key for nothing.
In fact, I would get one and run it in a Virtual Machine before using your retail version. I do that to test doing upgrades.
Oh, yeah, find a good on-line reference for configuring it. Mark Minasi used to do good books back in the 2003 versions, not sure if he is still around.
Happy learning. I have 3 different servers running as VM's in a T5810. I don't connect many users to it, use it for testing.
You will be limited to # of users by the license(s) you bought.
>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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your questions are very insightful. thanks.
actually I only run it as a standalone workstation.
what attracts me is that 16core power since this Dell T5810 has 6 core.
I will run a datamining application written in .NET and it may be running all day long.
I already ordered one book from Mark Minasi on Windows server 2012. I personally configured Windows server 2009 long time ago.
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>>what attracts me is that 16core power since this Dell T5810 has 6 core.
Well, correct me if I am wrong, I think the 16 core is a licensing thing, not a performance thing.
Lou
>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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you remind me of using Windows 10 pro instead. I don't need to have server version of OS indeed.
I only dedicate this machine to run one application all day long. this is my goal.
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You got scammed. That image was of a Windows Server DataCenter edition. DataCenter is almost always only sold with hardware. You can see the word Datacenter poorly scratched out and STD written over it.
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no, my version is STD. I just grab an image from internet to quickly demo my version with the same format/literals.
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I am back to my take over the world (slowly) home project.
And I stumbled on a 2 few strange bugs today where databinding was not working very well today. I can't remembering such bug before....
And I wonder, is WPF (minutely) broken in .NET6 (Core)?
(I wonder of back porting the code for testing purpose but.. ppf... mmm.. perhaps I can do one sample)
Anyway.. any similar experience?
Just curious... managed to work around them
[EDIT]
Oh oh.. reproduced the 2nd bug (simplest one) in a both a .NET4.7.2 and .NET6 WPF app.. and they both have the problem... 
modified 4-Dec-21 11:00am.
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What a p*ick
Fake arm
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Him or the nurse? Seriously, has western society deteriorated to the state described in gory detail by Orwell 70+ years ago?
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