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<blockquote data-quote="Stilez" data-source="post: 1111111" data-attributes="member: 150609">Thanks. Unfortunately this hasn't helped, although I know and appreciate the attempt at helping.&nbsp; But your explanation doesn't really respond to my question because it gives vague and conflicting kinds of details..... which are exactly why I posted in confusion originally <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">There are at least a dozen things called &quot;2012 Essentials&quot; or &quot;Server Essentials&quot;.&nbsp; Everything from roles, to whole enterprise OSes, to &quot;cut-down&quot; server OSes, to SQL servers, has had the &quot;Essentials&quot; name at some time or other. Apparently Microsoft likes the word Essentials&quot;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; 
 
As it stands, my computer is running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard right now (not Server Essential or any other version of Windows Server).&nbsp; Which &quot;Essentials&quot;, specifically, is the &quot;2012 Essentials&quot; I need -- is it the &quot;Windows Server Essentials Experience&quot; *role* which I can add from Server Manager in Server 2012 R2, or should I uninstall Windows Server 2012 R2 and instead buy and use the cut-down server *OS* called &quot;Server 2012 R2 Essentials&quot;, or do I need to install Microsoft's *SQL Server*? 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">What &quot;other things&quot; would have to be customised?&nbsp; Which &quot;special media package&quot; would be needed?&nbsp; Why are all the requirements so vaguely stated for TV Server running on Server 2012 R2 Standard <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></li>
</ol>I don't mean to sound unappreciative or mean-mannered in any way, sorry.&nbsp; I'm a bit frustrated at not finding clear directions for Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 setup, when so many people are out there using MP on full versions of Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2.&nbsp; I just need the actual exact names, or details, of driver patches, or other Microsoft products, or Server roles, which I need to download, enable or install, so that Server 2012 R2 Standard can handle TV Server.Vague product names, and hints of unidentified software that might be linked in unidentified threads, just aren't as useful as exact details.&nbsp; That kind of confusion is why I asked initially - because other posts just say &quot;Install &lt;ambiguously identified product or role&gt;&quot;, or say one thing is needed but then immediately afterwards, that it's not *necessarily* needed.&nbsp; I've tried to sum up what I'm missing,&nbsp; in my OP. Sorry again for tone, and hope to have MP working soon!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stilez, post: 1111111, member: 150609"] Thanks. Unfortunately this hasn't helped, although I know and appreciate the attempt at helping. But your explanation doesn't really respond to my question because it gives vague and conflicting kinds of details..... which are exactly why I posted in confusion originally :) [LIST=1] [*]There are at least a dozen things called "2012 Essentials" or "Server Essentials". Everything from roles, to whole enterprise OSes, to "cut-down" server OSes, to SQL servers, has had the "Essentials" name at some time or other. Apparently Microsoft likes the word Essentials" :) As it stands, my computer is running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard right now (not Server Essential or any other version of Windows Server). Which "Essentials", specifically, is the "2012 Essentials" I need -- is it the "Windows Server Essentials Experience" *role* which I can add from Server Manager in Server 2012 R2, or should I uninstall Windows Server 2012 R2 and instead buy and use the cut-down server *OS* called "Server 2012 R2 Essentials", or do I need to install Microsoft's *SQL Server*? [*]What "other things" would have to be customised? Which "special media package" would be needed? Why are all the requirements so vaguely stated for TV Server running on Server 2012 R2 Standard :-) [/LIST] I don't mean to sound unappreciative or mean-mannered in any way, sorry. I'm a bit frustrated at not finding clear directions for Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 setup, when so many people are out there using MP on full versions of Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2. I just need the actual exact names, or details, of driver patches, or other Microsoft products, or Server roles, which I need to download, enable or install, so that Server 2012 R2 Standard can handle TV Server. Vague product names, and hints of unidentified software that might be linked in unidentified threads, just aren't as useful as exact details. That kind of confusion is why I asked initially - because other posts just say "Install <ambiguously identified product or role>", or say one thing is needed but then immediately afterwards, that it's not *necessarily* needed. I've tried to sum up what I'm missing, in my OP. Sorry again for tone, and hope to have MP working soon! [/QUOTE]

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