Well, I managed to miss posting last week. Perhaps I'll make this an every other week thing, it is tough to post something every week. Again, I’m open to suggestions for topics to discuss. This week I want to discuss how to apply a patch on Server...

This week I’m going to talk a bit about event logs, since they are so important to figuring out any issues that might be occurring on a server. You can either view the event logs remotely using the Event Viewer MMC or locally using command line tools...

I missed Friday last week due to the short week, so I’ll see if I can post twice this week. I’ve received several questions in the last week dealing with activation, so I thought I would post some information on activation. There is a VBScript in...

Once you get a Server Core box installed and configured with a role, then you need to be able to manage it. The command line tools and remote MMC snap-ins will let you do a lot, but most organizations have standards for antivirus, backup, monitoring,...

I think I got a little carried away talking about the SC command line tool last week and how to use it to help manage drivers. So carried away in fact, that I forgot to explain how to install a new driver. For hardware that has an in the box driver...

As people start using Server Core, I have been finding that over time their questions tend to shift from how to perform a task remotely in the GUI to how perform the task from the command line. The impression I get is that there are two underlying reasons...

I thought for today’s post I would cover some of the top questions I get on how to do something on Server Core. In coming weeks I’ll expand this into some of my favorite command line tools. First up is how to rename the box, since there isn’t a...

It has been a little over a week and my plan is to try and post about once a week, so here goes post #2. I’ve been told that Longhorn Server beta 2, including Server Core, are going to be available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, so anyone with...

Now that Longhorn Server beta 2 is out, I figured I would try this blog thing as a way to share information and answer common questions about Server Core. For my first post I’ll provide a brief summary of what Server Core is and why we are creating...