Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core
Chapter One
Understanding Windows Server 2008
Server Core
For anyone who's worked with computers for a long time, Windows Server 2008 Server Core seems
like a step into the past. After all, this new operating system is Windows without the Windows
features-it's essentially a decorated command prompt. In fact, you can change the appearance of
Windows Server 2008 Server Core to look just like the command prompt applications you may
have used in the past. Of course, it's not quite that simple or you could just buy one of the ancient
tomes on DOS to find your way around. All of the features you expect from Windows Server still
appear in Windows Server 2008 Server Core-the only difference is that you must use the command
prompt to manage them, which means using a different administration method than you probably
use today.
Eliminating the graphical user interface (GUI) has certain security benefits. It's a lot harder to
infect a machine that lacks a browser such as Internet Explorer. In fact, it's not too hard to imagine
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