The process to setup Microsoft Windows 2008 Server as a Domain Controller is exactly the same as setting up Windows 2008 R2 Server as a Domain Controller.

Please follow the same steps in the following tutorial – How to setup a Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller.

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