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Introduction
Imagine my surprise when I installed Windows 2008 for the first time and was faced with a decision
of installing the Full version or the Server Core version. My initial question was ???What precisely
is a Server Core version???? Microsoft had kept this product quiet and, as a beta tester, I was
taken completely off guard. So I installed Server Core and found myself faced with a command
prompt and nothing else. Server Core doesn??™t include a Taskbar, desktop (as we know it), or a
Start menu. You won??™t find a plethora of GUI gizmos that can make life easier, but can also to
slow your work down to a crawl. Here was an interface that reminded me of a supercharged-
DOS or NetWare of days past. I just had to try it out.
Many months later, I??™m still pleased by what I see and I??™m sure you will be, too.
Administering
Windows Server 2008 Server Core
shares all of the new skills I??™ve learned while investigating Server
Core, researching online, talking with Microsoft, and gathering the results of testing by interested
individuals.
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