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Created On10/10/2010
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How to obtain and install Xen PV drivers for Windows Server 2008 cloud servers
This article describes how to obtain and install the Xen PV drivers for Windows Server 2008.  These drivers enhance the performance of the server instance by implementing optimized Xen specific network, storage, and system drivers.

1. Login to your Windows cloud server instance
2. Download the Xen Windows PV drivers installation MSI package from http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_fre_wlh_AMD64_0.10.0.130.msi using a browser such as Internet Exploder or your favourite browser
3. Run the Xen Windows PV drivers installation package from your download location, accept the security certificate warnings
4. Reboot your server, once the server is rebooted you will notice a performance improvement in network, storage and general system responsiveness!

For more information, please visit the Xen Windows PV wiki documentation located at http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenWindowsGplPv
 
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