After installing Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 64 bits like this there is always a lot to configure before a server can be taken into production.

cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.company.local:1688
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato

C:\Users\administrator>cd c:\windows\system32

c:\Windows\System32>evtsys -i -h <ipaddress-syslogserver>
Checking ignore file...
May  7 16:41:06 Error opening file: evtsys.cfg: The system cannot find the file
specified.

May  7 16:41:06 Creating file with filename: evtsys.cfg
Command completed successfully

Now, go into your services.msc and start the service.

I used these steps to add the telnet client to Windows Server 2008 active features:

1. Open Server Manager by clicking Start → 'Server Manager'
2. Click on 'features' from the left panel in Server Manager
3. Click on 'Add Features'
4. From the available list of features select 'Telnet Client' and click 'Next'
5. Click on 'Install'
6. Click 'Close'