This chapter presents a starting point for working with Windows Server 2008 Core Services. For
many people, it??™s going to be very shocking to start Windows Server and see nothing but a command
prompt (even the Start menu is missing). The overriding goal of this chapter is to make you feel more
comfortable in such an environment and help you discover that nothing??™s really missing??”it??™s just
different from what you??™ve used in the past to manage Windows.
In this chapter, you??™ll learn how to do the following:
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Define the Server Core difference in command prompt management
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Describe how to access operating system configuration without the Control Panel
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Configure your server for initial use
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Perform tasks at the Logon screen
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Manage applications and the environment using the Task Manager
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Use a few GUI utilities to help manage the operating system
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Run DLLs using RunDLL32 to perform tasks at the command prompt
4 CHAPTER 1
UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SERVER CORE
Considering the Command Prompt
For many people, moving to the command prompt after relying on a GUI for so long is going to be
a big change. When working with Windows Server 2008 Server Core, you perform all tasks at the
command prompt, which may seem impossible, but is really quite doable.
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