Summary: This is how terminal services was installed back in 2010. It's just so simple . Enjoy.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 31 December 2024: Checked links and formatting.

This is the installation of Windows 2008R2 Enterprise Edition 64 bits, in a VMWare environment. Installed like Windows Server 2008.

VMware Tools have been installed on the system.

cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.company.local:1688
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato

I want the event viewer to forward all event viewer events to syslog:

C:\Users\administrator>cd c:\windows\system32

c:\Windows\System32>evtsys -i -h 10.10.5.14 <acceptance Syslog>
Checking ignore file...
May  7 16:41:06 Error opening file: evtsys.cfg: The system cannot find the file
specified.

May  7 16:41:06 Creating file with filename: evtsys.cfg
Command completed successfully

Now, go into your services.msc and start the service.

Windows Server 2008 comes by default without a telnet client which is a no go in my opinion.

I used these steps to add the telnet client to Windows Server 2008 active features:

1. Open Server Manager by clicking Start ? 'Server Manager'
2. Click on 'features' from the left panel in Server Manager
3. Click on 'Add Features'
4. From the available list of features select 'Telnet Client' and click 'Next'
5. Click on 'Install'
6. Click 'Close'

I disabled the Windows Firewall and disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security.

I added the server to the domain.

I added the Role Remote Desktop Session Host and Remote Desktop Licensing. Users that are member of Remote Desktop Users are allowed to log on.

I ran Windows Update and installed all updates available.

Turn off User Access Control:

• Control Panel → User Accounts → Turn User Account Control On or Off
• Uncheck the 'Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer' checkbox

• 7Zip 9.2.0
• Cygwin - X11: Install, the rest as Default
• Daemon Tools Lite 4.3.5.6
• FileZilla FTP Client 3.3.5.1
• FireFox 3.6.12
• Java JRE 6.22
• Softera LDAPBrowser 2.6
• Notepad++ 5.8.8
• Oracle 10g (10204) Client
  • Full control has been given to the group Everyone for C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\NETWORK, this is needed to be able to create oracle database connection settings.
• PDFCreator 1.1.0
• Putty
• VNC Viewer 4.1.3
• WinMerge 2.12.4
• WINscp 4.2.9

• PDFCreator 1.1.0
• Foxit pdf Reader 4.3
• BgInfo 4.16
  • Only set it to change the desktop for terminal users
  • Create a batch file in the bginfo program directory:
    • BgInfo.exe /timer:0 /nolicprompt bg.bgi
    • Create a shortcut from the 'All Users' Startup directory (Rightclick Startup → Explore All Users)
  • Use this configuration file:

Acceptance Environment

Host Name:	<Host Name>
OS Version:	<OS Version>

IP Address:	<IP Address>
Domain:	<Logon Domain>

User Name:	<User Name>

If there are problems using this environment
please contact the IT department:

it@company.local /
+31-6-12345678