Windows Small Business Server 2008 Getting Started Overview

Updated: January 22, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

	Plan…	For information about planning your installation, see “Planning Your Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Network” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=115882). For information about completing the installation worksheet, see “Windows Small Business Server 2008 Installation Worksheet” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124549). For information about using your product keys, including virtualization product keys, see “Using Windows Small Business Server 2008 Product Keys” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124547). For information about partitioning and configuring your hard disk drives, see “Disk Management” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124551).
	Connect…	For information about connecting to and setting up your router, see “Planning Your Windows Small Business Server 2008 Network” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=115882).
	Install…	For information about installing the software, see the “Windows Small Business Server 2008 Installation Guide” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=104791). For information about getting started, see “Getting Started Tasks” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124571).
	Configure…	For information about configuring your server, see “Operations” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124569).

Learn more about…

	Trial security services	For information about Microsoft® Forefront™ Security for Exchange Server, see “Pricing and Licensing” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123592).
	Migrating	For information about migrating from Windows Small Business Server 2003, see “Migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124567).
	Installing Premium	For information about installing the software, see “Installing Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124564).
	Licensing	For information about purchasing and using licenses, see “Licensing Overview” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124559).
	Help	For more help for Windows Small Business Server 2008, see “Roadmap to Help and Information” at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=124573).