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Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core
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Microsoft's new GUI-less Server Core is a command line version of Windows Server 2008 that offers better security, reduced size, and faster access. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find everything you need to quickly master this sleek new version. Packed with instructions and practical examples, this book teaches you how to operate in a windowless environment, including using all the commands, creating BAT files, working with scripts, using registry hacks, managing remote systems, and more. Includes best practices, 52 indispensable command line tricks, and an alphabetical list of all the commands.
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John Paul Mueller, consultant, application developer, writer, and technical editor, has written over 300 articles and 75 books, including IIS 7 Implementation and Administration and Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise (both from Sybex). His topics range from programming and operating systems to home security and accessibility. He has contributed articles to such magazines as DevSource, asp.netPro, InformIT, SQL Server Professional, and Visual C++ Developer, among others. His Web site is www.mwt.net/~jmueller/.
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Introduction xxiii

Part 1 Discovering Windows in a Command Prompt 1

Chapter 1 Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core 3

Chapter 2 Using the Command Line Effectively 21

Chapter 3 Performing Essential Maintenance Tasks 37

Chapter 4 Essential Registry Hacks 69

Part 2Automation Essentials 97

Chapter 5 Creating CMD and BAT Files 99

Chapter 6 Working with Scripts 159

Chapter 7 Editing and Compiling Batch Files and Scripts 191

Chapter 8 Performing Task Automation 203

Part 3Working with the Hardware 223

Chapter 9 Managing the Hard Drive 225

Chapter 10 Managing the Network 273

Chapter 11 Working with TCP/IP 291

Chapter 12 Managing Other Hardware 319

Part 4 Working with the Software 339

Chapter 13 Managing Applications 341

Chapter 14 Working with Data 355

Chapter 15 Managing Files and Directories 393

Chapter 16 Configuring the System Setup 417

Chapter 17 Creating System Connections 425

Chapter 18 Monitoring System Events and Performance 445

Chapter 19 Configuring Directory Services 465

Part 5 Working with the User 489

Chapter 20 Managing System Users 491

Chapter 21 Securing the System 503

Part 6 Helpful Third-Party Utilities 519

Chapter 22 Obtaining Command Prompt Enhancers 521

Chapter 23 Increasing Productivity at the Command Line 535

Part 7 Working with IIS 7 549

Chapter 24 Installing and Configuring IIS 551

Chapter 25 Managing IIS 565

Appendices 581

Appendix A 52 Indispensable Command Line Tricks and Techniques 583

Appendix B Alphabetical Command List 591

Appendix C Topical Command List 601

Appendix D Listing of Best Practices 617

Glossary 621

Index 643

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This 600+ page monster of a book is filled with amazing aspects to Server Core that I had never heard of, including using all the commands, creating BAT files, and working with scripts, registry hacks, and much more. It gets my thumbs up.
– J. Peter Bruzzese (InfoWorld, October 2008)
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