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Generally, a download manager enables downloading of large files or multiples files in one session. Many web browsers, such as Internet Explorer 9, include a download manager. Stand-alone download managers also are available, including the Microsoft Download Manager. If you do not have a download manager installed, and still want to download the file(s) you've chosen, please note:. You may not be able to download multiple files at the same time. In this case, you will have to download the files individually.
(You would have the opportunity to download individual files on the 'Thank you for downloading' page after completing your download.). Files larger than 1 GB may take much longer to download and might not download correctly. You might not be able to pause the active downloads or resume downloads that have failed. The Microsoft Download Manager solves these potential problems. It gives you the ability to download multiple files at one time and download large files quickly and reliably.
It also allows you to suspend active downloads and resume downloads that have failed. Microsoft Download Manager is free and available for download now. This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. The evaluation is available in ISO format. Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available via the same download. You will be prompted for edition installation at setup. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days.
Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut the machine down every hour (The 10 day activation period can be reset five (5) times by using the rearm command. See below for further information on activation rearm). After this time, you will need to uninstall the evaluation software and reinstall a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2. This download is also available through our new Download Manager. This will ensure 100% completion rate, and accelerate download times on slower links. To start this download via the Download Manager, please. Please refer to the documents below for further information.
How to manually rearm the 10 day activation grace period When the initial 10-day activation period nears its end, you can run the Slmgr.vbs script to reset it back to 10 days. To do this, follow these steps:.
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1. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt. Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your activation period. To reset the activation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER.
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Restart the computer. This resets the activation period to 10 days, and can be used up to five times. After this you will need to either activate or reinstall the evaluation. Please refer to the documents below for further information.
How to manually rearm the 10 day activation grace period When the initial 10-day activation period nears its end, you can run the Slmgr.vbs script to reset it back to 10 days. To do this, follow these steps:. 1.
Click Start, and then click Command Prompt. Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your activation period. To reset the activation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER. Restart the computer. This resets the activation period to 10 days, and can be used up to five times. After this you will need to either activate or reinstall the evaluation. Note that the files are language-specific, where “EN” is English, 'FR' is French, 'ES' is Spanish, “DE” is German, “CN” is Chinese and “JP” is Japanese.
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