Hello, i have a new HP Laptop 8560w with 16GB i want to start to learn visualization also i want to install Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter\ could you please guide meOmar A. G. Dweik Senior System Engineer Qatar - Doha

Hi, Considering performance, installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter on a laptop may be not a good idea. Please contact your laptop vendor to confirm if Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter can work fine on this laptop, such as performance, hardware compatibility and other issues. For more information regarding Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, please refer to the following Microsoft link: Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/2008-r2-datacenter.aspx You may start from the following Microsoft TechNet articles: Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379511(WS.10).aspx Hyper-V Getting Started Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732470(WS.10).aspx Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Considering performance, installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter on a laptop may be not a good idea. Please contact your laptop vendor to confirm if Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter can work fine on this laptop, such as performance, hardware compatibility and other issues. For more information regarding Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, please refer to the following Microsoft link: Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/2008-r2-datacenter.aspx You may start from the following Microsoft TechNet articles: Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379511(WS.10).aspx Hyper-V Getting Started Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732470(WS.10).aspx Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.