Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation for Intel-Based, Itanium, Virtual Hard Drive for Hyper-V, and Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7

Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation for Itanium-Based Systems (180 days)
Brief Description
Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology and adding new features to enable organizations to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures.

Overview
This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. The evaluation is available in ISO format. 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). Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems.
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 click here.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx?displaylang=en&period=30&nr=50&sortCriteria=Date&sortOrder=Ascending&stype=s_adv

Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation (180 days)
Brief Description
Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology and adding new features to enable organizations to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures.

Overview
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). Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to 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 click here.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=96a3a4b4-9453-4d30-97aa-c977560a0da4

Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images for Hyper-V (180 Days)
Brief Description
Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Enterprise Edition and Server Core Virtual Hard Drive Images for Hyper-V

Overview
The Microsoft VHD format is the common virtualization file format for Hyper-V that provides a uniform product support system, and provides more seamless manageability, security, reliability and cost-efficiency for customers.
This VHD release is available in English only and is for evaluation and testing purposes. 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 four (4) times by using the rearm command. See below for further information on activation rearm). Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2.
As this installation requires Hyper-V, you will need to have a base install of Windows Server 2008 (64-bit edition) or Windows Server 2008 R2, running Hyper-V. For more information on obtaining and installing the latest version of Hyper-V, please visit the Hyper-V Homepage.
Both virtual machines available here are running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Evaluation. One is the default full installation, and the other has been configured as a default Core installation. For more information on the difference between full and core installation please see the Windows Server 2008 Editions Overview pages. For download options please see the IMAGE SELECTION section in the instructions below.
As both virtual machines do not have anti-virus installed, they should not be connected to any network until it has anti-virus installed.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9040a4be-c3cf-44a5-9052-a70314452305

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7
Brief Description
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7.

Overview
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on remote computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 (and, for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003) from a remote computer that is running Windows 7. It includes support for remote management of computers that are running either the Server Core or full installation options of Windows Server 2008 R2, and for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008. Some roles and features on Windows Server 2003 can be managed remotely by using Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7, although the Server Core installation option is not available with the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
This feature is comparable in functionality to the Windows Server 2003 Administrative Tools Pack and Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d