ted, turn on Windows Update. PS C:\Windows\system32> D : denotes where the ISO contents are available from. This could be a network share if more appropriate for you. VMM requires .NET Framework 4.5 (or 4.5.1) and is installed on Windows Server 2012 R2 by default. Downloading the example code You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www. packtpub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you. Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit VMM requires two components of the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) from Microsoft to be installed: Deployment Tools Windows Pre-installation Environment Installing Virtual Machine Manager The following screenshot shows these two components selected in the installation screen: Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8.1 Select the features you want to install Click a feature name for more information. Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Deployment Tools Deployment Tools Size: 47.2 MB Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) Tools to customize and manage Windows images and to automate installation. User State Migration Tool (USMT) Includes: Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Windows Performance Toolkit Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. To use DISM cmdlets, PowerShell 3.0 Windows Assessment Services must also be installed OEM Activation 3.0 Tool. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express Windows System Image Manager (SIM). OSCDIMG, BCDBoot DISMAPI, WIMGAPI and other tools and interfaces. Estimated disk space required: 3.0 GB Disk space available: 113.0 GB Install Cancel Please ensure these components are installed prior to installing VMM. You can obtain the ADK from http://www.microsoft.com/en- us/download/details.aspx?id=39982 SQL Server 2012 VMM requires the following SQL Server 2012 components to be installed: Database Engine Services Management Tools - Complete There are