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Windows Server 2008 Core Survival Kit
Ok, not really a "survival kit" in the traditional sense. I don't have a magic download widget like CoreConfigurator or anything. This is actually more like an emergency list. You know, like if you live in areas where you need to keep a...
WS08-Core Scripts: 99 yards so far. 1 yard on your own?
It's very nice that the Server Core folks took the time to package up a few WSF script files to help with CLI management tasks. Very nice. However, I'm really confused why they got to the 1 yard line and decided to not score a touchdown. Case...
Windows Server 2008 Core Command Reference
While this is not "new" by any means, it is very nice regardless. This post is broken into separate pages which you must click through using the drop-down form list to navigate. If you are planning to run WS08 Server Core, or already are running...
Windows Server 2008 Core: A GUI for Core
Sounds funny, doesn't it? Us Windows folk just can't walk away from our GUI that easily. Stephen Bink posted a pretty good article on the Core GUI Configurator utility . Very cool stuff indeed. A funny conversation comes to mind about this: Last...
Windows Server 2008 Core - Thoughts
Short story: I friggin LOVE it! Long story: well, what hits me most is how people tend to react to it once they actually fire it up and use it. It seems the expectations of many are a bit off of the actual mark in some respects. Not much, but a little...