I’ve previously written articles on how to install Windows Server 2008 Server Core, how to install server roles on Server Core and how to create a system state backup in Server Core.
In this article, I will walk you through the steps to remotely connect to an installation of Windows Server 2008 Server Core. As you [...]

Yesterday I wrote a post on how to install and configure a new Server Core installation using the command prompt. In that article, I talked about setting an Administrator password, activating Server Core, renaming the computer, joining a Server Core machine to a domain, and turning on the firewall.
Now that you have done that, you [...]

A Windows 2008 Server Core installation can be a bit tricky if you are not used to using the command line. There are a few things to remember before installing Windows Server Core onto a computer:

You cannot upgrade a previous version of Windows Server, such as 2003, to Server Core installation. You must perform a [...]

In the last couple of days, I’ve been playing around with Windows Server 2008 and have run into a couple of issues already! Yesterday, I wrote about how to create a System State backup in Server Core using the command line and today I will talk about getting a blank screen when you log into [...]

I’ve been playing around with Windows Server 2008 Server Core and it’s definitely very different than working with the Standard version of Windows Server 2008. Server Core is a stripped down version of Windows Server 2008 in which only specific server roles are installed in order to reduce the management and maintenance needs significantly.
It also [...]