I've been trying to download the DVD ISO image for Server 2008 x64. The download starts but ends quickly and I have a 2K file with the correct name. I know this can't be correct. I have successfully downloaded the x86 version. (BTW: it runs great.) Is the file on the download server broken / missing / corrupt? Thanks Rich1948.
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When your Windows Sever 2008 R2 computer crashes and cannot boot as normal, you can make abootable USB Windows Server 2008 using ISO files. That can work as a recovery disk to helpyou restore your operating system, and then the computer can start up successfully.
Two ways to create Windows Server bootable USB drive
Now, we would like to share two different ways to create Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019bootable USB drive for system recovery.
Way 1. With Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
To create bootable USB Windows Server 2008 R2 from ISO files, you can make use of WindowsUSB/DVD Tool provided by Microsoft. Just take these steps listed as below.
Warning: all data on the USB drive will be erased in the process of copyingISO files to it, so please make a backup if necessary.
Step 1. Download Windows USB/DVD Download Toolfrom Microsoft official website onto a working computer if your current computer fails toboot. Also download the .NETframework 2.0so that you can run Windows USB/DVD Download Tool successfully.
Step 2. Launch this tool. Select (Windows Server 2008) ISO files under'Source file' and click 'Next'.
Step 3. Choose media type, USB device or DVD. Here we select 'USBdevice'.
Step 4. Now, select the USB drive you plan to use for creating Windows Server 2008 bootabledrive. Then hit on 'Begin copying'.
After everythingis done, you can insert this bootable USB drive into the computer with bootissues. To restore the Windows Server 2008 from a backup on the machine, perform thefollowing steps:
Step 1. Boot the Server computer from the created bootable USB drive andpress any key when prompted.
Step 2. Choose the proper language options, time and currency format, and keyboard layout andclick 'Next'.
Step 3. Click 'Repair your computer' on the 'Install Windows'screen.
Step 4. Select 'Restore your computer using a system image that you createdearlier'. And click 'Next'.
Step 5. Select a system image backup and click 'Next'.
The most recent image is selected by default. But you can select another one by clicking'Select a system image'. Then follow the prompts to restore your computer to anearlier state and get rid of boot problems.
However, the Windows Server 2008 R2 bootable recovery disk made by Windows USB/DVD Download Tool and system image can only work for restoring Windows Server 2008 R2. It won’t workacross different versions of Windows Server. In other words, you cannot use a Windows Server2008 recovery disk to restore Windows Server 2012, or use a Windows Server 2008 32-bit torepair a 64-bit computer for recovery.
Way 2. An advanced tool to make a bootable Windows Server USB
To avoid limitations of Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, here we would like to share you withan advanced tool called AOMEI Backupper Server. Itcan help you to make a versatile bootable Windows Server USB drive, with which you caneasily restore all Windows Server OSes including 2003, 2008 (R2), 2011, 2012 (R2), 2016 and2019.
Like the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, the precondition for a successfully recovery is youhave a Windows Server image backup. AOMEI Backupper Server system recovery is based on AOMEI Backupper system backup. So youmust have at least one system image made by AOMEI Backupper. If you don’t have one and yourcurrent system is corrupted, you can create one on another working computer which runs theOS you prefer and then perform a “Universal Restore”.
Steps to create bootable USB Windows Server 2008 R2:
Step 1. Connect an empty USB drive to a working computer, download AOMEI BackupperServer Free Trial onto the computer.
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Step 2. Install and run AOMEI Backupper Server, select 'Tools' andthen 'Create Bootable Media'.
Step 3. Select Bootable Disc Type between 'Linux' and 'WindowsPE'. To create bootable USB Windows Server drive, go for the second one.
Step 4. Now select bootable media. Here we choose 'USB Boot Device'as an example.
Note: If you plan to create bootable USB Windows Server 2008 R2 from ISO,choose 'Export ISO files', but you need to burn ISO files to CD/VD via a burningtool after completion. Kind of complicated.
Step 5. Select boot mode between UEFI and Legacy BIOS. Click “Next”.
After the bootable Windows Server recovery disk is made, plug it into the computer withfailing Windows Server and boot the machine from it.
To restore your Windows Server 2008 (R2), 2011, 2012 (R2), 2016 and 2019, do asfollow:
Step 1. When you log in, you will be in the main console of AOMEI Backupper Server, click'Restore' and 'Select Image File' tofind your system image.
Step 2. In this screen, tick 'Restore this system backup' andclick 'Next'.
Step 3. Select destination location for the system image if needed, thenclick 'Next'.
Step 4. Preview the pending operation and tick 'Universal Restore' to ensure secure boot afterrestoring. Then, click 'Start Restore' if there is no mistake.
✍Notes:
▸If the destination disk is an SSD drive, you can tick 'SSDAlignment', which can boost its reading and writing performance.
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▸ If the target disk is larger, click 'Edit Partitions' to adjust the size ofdestination disk.
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▸During a system restore, the program will prompt you to restart the computer, and then therestore operation will be completed under Restart mode.
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Compared with Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, AOMEI Backupper Server is more flexible inhelping to create bootable USB Windows Server 2008 R2 from ISO and perform Windows Serveroperating system recovery. Besides, it can also be used to create Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vistabootable USB for easy system recovery.