Advice on setting up a windows server 2012 domain LAB for study within Hyper V server 2012 r2 machine

HI im wanting to setup a study lab containing several windows 2012 r2 servers (mixture of core and full installs) to allow me to study towards my MCSA in server 2012 r2 and then for MCSE.
Physical equpiment,
1 pc   which is has window 8.1 pro installed from this machine. This machine i would like to remote manage and connect through to my Hyper-v server and then into any of the virtual machines. (this machine is more of a gaming pc so not
able to run to many vm's from it)
2 pc bought Just for study 8 core processor 1 tb of hhd space 16 gb of ram.
This machine i would like to setup using hyper-v server 2012 r2, which then i would create a test domain within it also with some clients allowing me to play and undstand the principles im learning.
now im getting conflictiong information regarding the Hyper-v server 2012.
If i set the hyper-v server up as a standalone in a work group. Would i be able to manage ther VM's within the hyperv server from my external windows 8 pro machine using the remote server management tools or would i need to connect that pc
to the domain.
Things I think i can do but not sure.   as im still learning
Could I setup a server 2012 r2 running AD dns and add the hyper-v role then wihtin that create the rest of the domain inside, allowing me from my other phyical machine log on to domain and manage all servers and machines.
Could I set up as i originally suggested, set up hyper-v 2012 server in a workgroup, then create the domain within the hyper-v server but still connect from my external pc to manage the hyper-v and all the internal VM's within the domain.
I could run a Domain controller on a VM from my other windows 8 machine (within hyper-v or wmware), then on the 2nd machine install the hyper-v server connect it to the domain running from the other machine from what i can see, many people say this is the
better option, BEST Practice, but this is only a lab and i dont require resilience. and i would prefer to have my  as a sever manager via the remote tools.
So what i like to know if you can point me in the right direction either by a guide for someone who has setup a similar to me.
or tell which of the above options is possible or not so i dont waste anytime.
Network, i know i can do this virtually but i already have cisco routers and layer 2 swicthes so i may make the network lab via them.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

"If i set the hyper-v server up as a standalone in a work group. Would i be able to manage ther VM's within the hyperv server from my external windows 8 pro machine using the remote server management tools or would i need to
connect that pc to the domain."
It makes it easier to set up if everything is in the same domain, but it is quite possible to manage the VMs without being part of the domain. A very useful tool that I use for my lab all the time (my lab is in a lab domain and my laptop is in the
corporate domain with absolutely no trusts between them) is RDCMAN.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21101 I all my machines, physical and virtual, defined within RDCMAN and can easily connect to any one of them from my laptop. But to understand how to manage everything remotely, I create
one virtual workstation within the domain and load all the management tools on it. I RDP to the management workstation and perform most management functions, but I can get to any machine directly if I need to.
"Could I setup a server 2012 r2 running AD dns and add the hyper-v role then wihtin that create the rest of the domain inside, allowing me from my other phyical machine log on to domain and manage all servers and machines."
Yes, but you could also build the AD as a VM, too.
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#Option "GARTSize" # 
#Option "RingSize" # 
#Option "BufferSize" # 
#Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>]
#Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>]
#Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>]
#Option "FBTexPercent" # 
#Option "DepthBits" # 
#Option "PCIAPERSize" # 
#Option "AccelDFS" # [<bool>]
#Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>]
#Option "CustomEDID" # [<str>]
#Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>]
#Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceMinDotClock" # <freq>
#Option "ColorTiling" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # 
#Option "RageTheatreCrystal" # 
#Option "RageTheatreTunerPort" # 
#Option "RageTheatreCompositePort" # 
#Option "RageTheatreSVideoPort" # 
#Option "TunerType" # 
#Option "RageTheatreMicrocPath" # <str>
#Option "RageTheatreMicrocType" # <str>
#Option "ScalerWidth" # 
#Option "RenderAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SubPixelOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "ClockGating" # [<bool>]
#Option "VGAAccess" # [<bool>]
#Option "ReverseDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "LVDSProbePLL" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
#Option "DRI" "True" # [<bool>]
#Option "ConnectorTable" # <str>
#Option "DefaultConnectorTable" # [<bool>]
#Option "DefaultTMDSPLL" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVDACLoadDetect" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForceTVOut" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVStandard" # <str>
#Option "IgnoreLidStatus" # [<bool>]
#Option "DefaultTVDACAdj" # [<bool>]
#Option "Int10" # [<bool>]
#Option "EXAVSync" # [<bool>]
#Option "ATOMTVOut" # [<bool>]
#Option "R4xxATOM" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "DynamicPM" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
/var/log/Xorg.0.log (filtered through grep for (WW) and (EE)):
(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
(EE) RADEON(0): Acceleration initialization failed
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
(WW) RADEON(0): LVDS Info:
(WW) RADEON(0): Direct rendering disabled
~/.xsession-errors:
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
/etc/gdm/Xsession: ssh-agent not found!
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: gnome-session
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/jon/.config/autostart/xfce4-tips-autostart.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: could not read /home/jon/.config/autostart/xfce4-tips-autostart.desktop
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/jon/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: could not read /home/jon/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop
gnome-session[28618]: EggSMClient-WARNING: Invalid Version string '0.9.4' in /home/jon/.config/autostart/wicd.desktop
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'metacity' of required component 'windowmanager'
gnome-session[28618]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'nautilus' of required component 'filemanager'
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-6lpdg3/socket
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-6lpdg3/socket.ssh
(gnome-panel:28681): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accelerator_parse: assertion `accelerator != NULL' failed
** (gnome-panel:28681): WARNING **: Unable to parse mouse modifier '(null)'
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
Can't locate XML/Parser.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1 /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/core_perl /usr/share/perl5/core_perl /usr/lib/perl5/current /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/current .) at /usr/lib/xfce4/xfconf-migration/xfconf-migration-4.6.pl line 20.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/xfce4/xfconf-migration/xfconf-migration-4.6.pl line 20.
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:28707): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:28707): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified
Unable to open desktop file epiphany.desktop for panel launcher
Unable to open desktop file evolution.desktop for panel launcher
/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/gui.py:151: GtkWarning: gtk_toolbar_set_icon_size: assertion `icon_size != GTK_ICON_SIZE_INVALID' failed
self.wTree = gtk.glade.XML(gladefile)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.70:/org/wicd/daemon: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.70:/org/wicd/daemon: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.70:/org/wicd/daemon: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
Importing pynotify failed, notifications disabled.
Has notifications support False
Loading...
Connecting to daemon...
Can't connect to the daemon, trying to start it automatically...
Connected.
warning: ignoring exception org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name :1.70 was not provided by any .service files
warning: ignoring exception org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name :1.70 was not provided by any .service files
Importing pynotify failed, notifications disabled.
Has notifications support False
Loading...
Connecting to daemon...
Can't connect to the daemon, trying to start it automatically...
Connected.
warning: ignoring exception org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name :1.70 was not provided by any .service files
(firefox:30931): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
Registering '@mozilla.org/module-loader/python;1' (libpyloader.so)
Registering '@mozilla.org/network/protocol/about;1?what=python' (pyabout.py)
(Terminal:32576): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal preferences.
(firefox:1968): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
(Terminal:5816): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal preferences.
(Terminal:9027): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal preferences.
(Terminal:9027): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_realize: assertion `GTK_WIDGET_ANCHORED (widget) || GTK_IS_INVISIBLE (widget)' failed
(Terminal:9027): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_realize: assertion `GTK_WIDGET_ANCHORED (widget) || GTK_IS_INVISIBLE (widget)' failed
(Terminal:9027): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_drawable_get_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable)' failed
polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.0.
firefox: Fatal IO error 2 (No such file or directory) on X server :1.0.
Thanks,
Munky
Last edited by munkyeetr (2010-01-13 20:26:51)

In bashrc try something like
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pnputil seems to be the way to go.
Did you copy the inf files locally?
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I just noticed this from the server core list:
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservercore/thread/d43465c4-66e6-481f-a060-0fba173fbcec
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DC05.domain.local[10.x.x.x:123]:
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Reverse name resolution is best effort. It may not be
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I own a laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8. I've installed Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 on top of it by mistake, and now I would like to get rid of it and revert it back to Windows 8. I've tried doing so by a backup USB, though it doesn't seem to work. Is there
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Found something for specific computer. Find similat info for your computer:
Acer Recovery Instructions:
1) Power on the machine
2) At the ACER BIOS screen, press and hold the 'Alt' key and the 'F10' key simultaneously to start Acer eRecovery.
3) Once eRecovery utility is displayed, click 'Restore to Factory Default Settings'.
4) Click 'OK' to continue
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Acer Recovery Media Purchase Program:
https://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Main.aspx?brand=acer
This site is used for purchasing recovery media for your Acer product.
To get started, please enter the serial number or SNID located on your Acer product and click "Next"
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Get your system information:
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Acer Main Support page:
http://www.acersupport.com/
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