4sysops - FREE: Core Configuration Console (CCC)

A while back I reviewed CoreConfigurator, a GUI tool that allows you to configure Windows Server 2008 Server Core in a more convenient way than using the command prompt. Core Configuration Console (CCC) has similar configuration functionality, but it is not GUI tool. Rather, it is a menu-based batch script that makes it almost as convenient to configure Server Core. These are the things you can do with CCC:

Network configuration (IP, DNS, reset to DHCP)
Display server information (see screenshot)
Change current local user password
Licensing (install, activate, reset, rearm, display, delete)
Domain settings (join, disjoin)
Firewall configuration (disable, enable/disable TS Remote Admin Mode)
Regional and language-settings
Time-and-date-settings
CCC settings (register in PATH, enable autostart)
Set local administrator password, rename computer
Shutdown, reboot, logoff

CCC does not need to be installed; you just have to copy ccc.bat to Server Core (C:\windows recommended) and you can then launch the script without parameters from the command prompt. CCC is a nice tool, but I prefer CoreConfigurator. ~~Sometimes, when you enter a CCC menu, it is not possible to cancel the operation. I recommend being especially careful when using menu Item 5 (Quick Config).~~
(Has been corrected in version 0.91.)

In addition, there are a few settings that CoreConfigurator supports, which CCC does not: display resolution, management of local user accounts, and WinRM configuration. Unfortunately, CoreConfigurator has been discontinued and it is officially not available anymore, but you can still download it from 4sysops — as long as nobody complains.

CCC’s major advantage over CoreConfigurator is that, since it is just a batch script, it can be easily extended by anyone. In fact, if you have added a feature to CCC, please let me know and I will post your solution here.

Update: Version 0.91 has been released. These are the new features: