(ODBC stands for Open
Database Connectivity.) Because Server Core lacks any form of Internet Explorer, you also won??™t
need to worry about the Automatic Updates applet. All of these omitted applets don??™t have a
use in Server Core, so Microsoft doesn??™t provide any means to perform the related tasks at the
command line either.
Configuring the Server for Initial Use
Installing Server Core is only part of the installation process. When you start Server Core the first
time, you??™ll need to perform some configuration that you might not have had to perform in the past.
The first step is getting logged in. You??™ll see the Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to Log On message as usual.
However, after you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, all you??™ll see is an entry for Other User??”leaving you to
wonder where the Administrator account is. Click Other User and type Administrator in the User
Name field (do not include a password). Click the Right Arrow icon. It??™s only at this point that
Server Core finally decides to tell you that you must change the administrator password before you
use the account the first time. Click OK and follow the prompts to change the password.
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