Install Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 into Windows Server 2012

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• Download a copy of MSE from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-all-versions
• Right Click on the “mseinstall.exe”.
• Click on Properties.
• Click on the “Compatibility”-tab.
• Locate the “Compatibility mode”-section.
• Check “Run this program in compatibility mode for:”.
• Select From the (now active) dropdown menu “Windows 7”.
• Open a Command Prompt as Administrator.
• cd to your Downloads folder (ie. cd C:\Users\%username%\Downloads).
• Run “mseinstall /disableoslimit” and follow the installer prompts to install MSE on your Windows Server 2012.