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Amazon EC2 Remote Access first time with .pem file

I keep forgetting this so I've placed it here my my own use and for the benefit of others

1. Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home
2. On the EC2 tab, select Instances in the Navigation section.
3. Right-click on your newly created instance and choose Get Windows Password.
   1. Note that you typically have to wait about 15 mins before this option is available.
   2. Open up the .pem file that you downloaded as part of the Key Pair routine and copy the entire contents.
   3. In the Retrieve Default Windows Administrator Password dialog box, paste your .pem file into the Private Key box.
   4. Click on Decrypt Password, and make a note of the password that is displayed.
4. Right-click on your newly created instance and choose Connect.
5. Follow either Option 1 or Option 2.  Option 1 is probably the easiest option as it gives you a shortcut to the server that you can then give to any administrator who needs it.
6. Double-click the downloaded shortcut (if you chose Option 1) and enter the Administrator password from the previous step, to login to your new Server 2008 instance.