Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with built-in web and virtualization technologies, is designed to provide organizations with increased reliability and flexibility for their server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, web technologies, and security enhancements help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic datacenter.

Powerful new tools like Internet Information Server 7.0 (IIS7), Windows Server Manager, and Windows PowerShell, offer more control over servers and streamline web, configuration, and management tasks.

Advanced security and reliability enhancements like Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller harden the operating system and protect the server environment to help create a solid foundation on which to build businesses.

Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta operating system will not require product activation or entering a product serial key.

Any edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 30 days.

If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta, the initial 30 day evaluation can be extended to August 1st (at which time the OS will become inoperable) by entering the product key below for you selected edition.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Product Keys for Evaluation

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Enterprise (7000.0.081212-1400_server_en-us-GB1SXFRE_EN_DVD.iso)
TFGPQ-J9267-T3R9G-99P7B-HXG47

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Standard (7000.0.081212-1400_server_en-us-GB1SXFRE_EN_DVD.iso)
2T88R-MBH2C-M7V97-9HVDW-VXTGF

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Datacenter (7000.0.081212-1400_server_en-us-GB1SXFRE_EN_DVD.iso)
GQJJW-4RPC9-VGW22-6VTKV-7MCC6

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta for Itanium Based Systems (7000.0.081212-1400_serverenterprise64_en-us-GB1SIAIFRE_EN_DVD.iso)
CQ936-9K2T8-6GPRX-3JR9T-JF4CJ

Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Beta (7000.0.081212-1400_serverweb_en-us-GB1WXFRE_EN_DVD.iso)
GT8BY-FRKHB-7PB8W-GQ7YF-3DXJ6