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Microsoft Windows Media Services 2008, a free download for all versions of Windows Server 2008, is a scalable, reliable and affordable streaming media server for delivering live and on-demand content over the Internet or an intranet to Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Media Player. Windows Media Services 2008 offers twice the scalability of Windows Media Services 9 Series, so you can double the quality of your video streams or serve two times the audience when you upgrade.

In addition to its proven scalability and reliability, Windows Media Services 2008 now supports a Server Core installation, enabling reduced footprints for fixed-function streaming server scenarios, offering embedded appliance-like performance. Additionally, a cache/proxy plug-in is built in, making it easier to configure Windows Media Services for edge network enterprise and Internet topologies.

• 'Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation is designed for small businesses of 15 users or fewer, who do not necessarily require the whole suite of features that come with Windows Small Business Server but want a lower-cost alternative that offers file and print sharing, remote access, and security features.
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical details: File Name WindowsServer2008R2x64en-us.iso Size 2.9 GB Architecture 64bit (x64) Article added on 29 Dec 2017 License Trial version (180 Days Evaluation) Developers Windows Server 2008 R2 System Requirements: RAM 2 GB or higher Hard Disk Space 40 GB of free space required Processor 2 GHz or later.

The key is to find a copy of the 2008 Foundation Server CD. It appears that HP has an ISO file available on their website to download their easy setup CD. They offer this for a different model of server so I can't be certain it is specifically correct for your server in terms of drivers, etc.

Many features of Windows Media Services that were previously available only on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter Editions are now available on Windows Server 2008 Standard, and all Standard features are now also available on Windows Web Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation. This makes the power of Windows Media Services 2008 available to a broader set of users at a lower cost. For more information, see Decide which version of Windows Server is right for you.

Features

The features and functions in Windows Media Services make it an ideal media server for delivering high-quality on-demand and live streaming experiences.

Multicast streaming is a one-to-many relationship between a Windows Media server and clients (Microsoft Silverlight or Windows Media Player) that receive the stream. With a multicast stream, Windows Media Services streams to a multicast IP address on the network, and all clients subscribe to the IP address to receive the same stream. This allows a single media stream to be played simultaneously by multiple clients, drastically reducing bandwidth use. Multicast is particularly useful for delivering live streams within an enterprise. To efficiently deliver a multicast stream, your network routers must be multicast-enabled. If they are not, you can still deliver content as a multicast stream over the local segment of your local area network.

A built-in WMS Cache/Proxy plug-in can be used to configure a Windows Media server either as a cache/proxy server or as a reverse proxy server so that it can provide caching and proxy support to other Windows Media servers. By caching and proxying your digital media content, you can reduce operating costs and provide a better viewing experience for users by conserving network bandwidth, decreasing network-imposed latency, and offsetting the load on the origin server.

Administrators can install the services that are required to perform the Streaming Media Services role on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008. The Server Core installation option is a fully functioning mode of the operating system supporting one of the designated roles, but it does not include the server graphic user interface (GUI). Because Server Core installations include only what is required for the designated roles, a Server Core installation will typically require less maintenance and fewer updates. Since there are fewer programs and components installed and running on the server, there are fewer attack vectors exposed to the network, resulting in a reduced attack surface. If a security flaw or vulnerability is discovered in a component that is not installed, a patch is not required. For more information about installing Windows Media Services on a Server Core installation, see Server Core Installation Option Getting Started Guide.

Fast Start delivers an instant-on playback experience by eliminating buffering time. When a client connects to a stream, the first few seconds of data are sent using the maximum available bandwidth so that playback can begin as soon as possible. Advanced Fast Start adds to these capabilities by allowing Windows Media Player to begin playing content as soon as its buffer receives a minimum amount of data, further reducing the amount of time a user must wait to begin receiving the stream.

Broadcast content can be archived to a file, and the archived content can be made available for on-demand requests or rebroadcast even before the broadcast is finished being archived.

In the event of an interruption, such as a power failure, broadcast publishing points can be configured to begin running again automatically whenever the Windows Media server starts, so that viewers experience less disruption when viewing streaming content.

Absolute Playlist Time adds the playlist timing value wallclock. You can use the wallclock value to automate broadcast schedules by assigning real-world clock values in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to attributes in server-side playlists.

If the primary encoder fails or is stopped, you can configure Windows Media Services to pull content from an alternate encoder or other content source after a specified period of time by using URL modifiers in the path to the primary encoder. Using redundant encoders or other alternate content sources increases the reliability of the source content.

Release Notes for Windows Media Services 2008. This Web page provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the product documentation.

Windows Media Services 2008 FAQ. This Web page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Windows Media Services.

Windows Media Services 2008 Deployment Guide. This Web page provides the latest information about deploying Windows Media Services.

Windows Media Services 2008 Installed Help. This Web page provides a copy of the product documentation installed with Windows Media Services.

Windows Media Services 2008 Technical Library. This collection of technical articles provides additional guidance about how to install and use Windows Media Services.

Windows Media Developer Center. This Web site pulls together the content and resources for Windows Media technologies, including code samples, community sites, technical articles and documentation, upcoming events, and much more.

Windows Server 2008. This Web site provides the latest news and information about the Windows Server 2008 operating system.

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Windows Server 2008 is the fourth Microsoft operating system dedicated to servers and workstations. Although built on the same platform (the Windows NT 6.x) with Vista, Windows Server 2008 did not draw so many critics from the community as Vista did.

This is due its clear strategy of making things easier, not more complicated. While Vista was bashed by everyone with very few users stating that they actually love the new operating system from Microsoft for desktop computers, Windows Server 2008 had both its good and bad aspects, with the good ones taking the toll on the rest.

Released and commercialized in four different editions (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web ), Windows Server 2008 had its fair share of fans and was overall better received by the public than its desktop-oriented sibling. This particular operating system makes the administrator feel like an administrator and not like a guest with some powers left untouched as Vista does.

In comparison, Windows Server 2008 is better than its predecessor (Windows Server 2003) in means of a simplified system administration with better-thought views and a general upgrade on the intuitive part of the grand scheme. On the other hand, Windows Server 2008 was not the brightest OS when it comes to window drawing times at first. This and many other things forced Microsoft in launching Windows Server 2008 R2 just one year after.

Amongst the most important features that Windows Server 2008 brought to the workbench are the Server Core, Active Directory roles, Failover Clustering, Self-healing NTFS, Hyper-V, Windows System Resource Manager, Server Manager as well as other improvements.

All in all, Windows Server 2008 was a great addition to the Server line of Microsoft operating systems, a much better OS than Vista altogether. Of course, it did lack some very important aspects such as SSH as well as secure FTP support, but, in the end, it was the beginning of a new era and quite the beginning, we might add.

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