It seems as if Microsoft’s new server OS will be named Windows Server 2008. Some reported that Microsoft used this name at the Winhec press site, but they removed it, already. However, on a French Technet page they are still using “Windows Server 2008″. Update: They just removed it from both sites, but it is official now, anyway. This probably means that we won’t see the final before 2008. Last week, I introduced Windows Server 2008 Server Core. Today, I will show you how to do some basic configuration. It will give you an idea how you can manage Server Core.

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This post belongs to my series about Microsoft’s next server OS, Windows Server Longhorn. Today I am answering some essential questions about Server Core.

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