After you install SQL Server 2005 RTM on windows server 2008, the full-text search service cannot start. This is because the full-text search service depends on the NTLMSSP (NTLM Security Support Provider) service but the NTLMSSP service does not exist on Windows Server 2008.
To resolve this problem, simple install SQL Server 2005 SP3
SQL Server 2005 SP3 can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae7387c3-348c-4faa-8ae5-949fdfbe59c4
To configure ASP.NET to run in 32 bit mode on a 64 bit server.
On IIS6, open a command prompt and type following command and press ENTER.
cscript //nologo %SYSTEMDRIVE%\InetPub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1
On IIS7/7.5, open a command prompt and type following command and press ENTER.
apppool /apppool.name:MyAppPool32bit /enable32BitAppOnWin64:true
You can set the same in IIS 7 Manager UI by opening the ‘Advanced Settings’ for the app pool and change Change the Enable 32-bit Applications to True
Windows Live Messenger cannot be installed on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. It seems that these OS are blocked in Windows Live Messenger setup.
Eventually I found this blog Install Windows Live Messenger 2009 from .msi files. The instruction on this page works well on windows server 2003. It also works on other unsupported OS such as x64 windows XP and windows server 2008
Slmgr.vbs is the tool that designed to be used to activate Server Core.
Windows Software Licensing Management Tool
Usage: slmgr.vbs [MachineName User Password] <One of the Options>
MachineName: if machine name is not provided, slmgr.vbs runs on local machine (do not require User/Password)
Note, this management tool is only for Windows
Global Options:
-did , Display product GUIDs and descriptions
-ilc <License File> , Install license
-ipk <Product Key> , Install product key
-upk <Product GUID> , Uninstall specified product key
-ato [Product GUID] , Activate specified product
, (activate all products if parameter not provided)
-atp <Product GUID> <Confirmation ID>, Activate specified product with user-provided confirmation ID
-dli [Product GUID] , Display license information for specified product
, (all licenses are displayed if parameter not provided)
Volume Licensing: Key Management Service (KMS) Options:
-dbi , Display KMS and client license information
-skms <KMS Machine Name> , Set name of KMS Computer to be used
-ckms , Clear name of KMS computer used
-sai <ActivationInterval> , Set how often client connects to KMS computer (in minutes) before computer is activated
-sri <RenewalInterval> , Set how often client connects to KMS computer (in minutes) after computer is activated
-bmc , Immediately attempt to connect client to KMS computer
-ekms <Product Key> , Enable Key Management Service on this machine