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Windows Server 2008

Installing Exchange Server 2010 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 2008

November 3, 2009

How to install the Exchange Server 2010 pre-requisites on Windows Server 2008.

How to Add Multiple DNS Servers to Windows Server 2008 Core

April 22, 2009

After installing Windows Server 2008 Core you may wish to configure a static IP address and DNS servers. Microsoft guides you through the process of configuring the IP address and primary DNS server using the Netsh command, but what about additional DNS server IP addresses?

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Changing Screen Resolution on Windows Server 2008 Core

April 21, 2009

When you first login to a Windows Server 2008 Core installation you may find the desktop screen resolution is too small at 640×480 pixels. However the nature of the Core installation is that there is no graphical interface to modify the desktop resolution. Fortunately the changes can be made via the registry.

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Install telnet on Windows Server 2008

July 26, 2008

If you’re needing to do some SMTP testing using a Windows Server 2008 host you’re probably going to need a Telnet client. The Telnet client is not installed by default on Windows Server 2008, so you can use this ServerManagerCmd.exe one-liner to quickly install it:
C:\>servermanagercmd -i telnet-client
………

Start Installation…
[Installation] Succeeded: [Telnet Client].
<100/100>

Success: Installation succeeded.

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Windows Server 2008 to receive Exchange Server 2007 backup capabilities

June 20, 2008

A lot has been said in the Exchange community about the decision by Microsoft to remove (or not provide) Exchange Server 2007 awareness from the built-in backup utility shipped with Windows Server 2007. The MS Exchange Team blog explains that a little here :
About 2 years ago, when the Exchange team started testing Exchange 2007 [...]

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Installing SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008

June 16, 2008

Windows Server 2007 supports out of the box most of the pre-requisites for SQL Server 2005 with the exception of the IIS components required for some SQL Server 2005 features. To install the IIS 7.0 pre-requisite components to be able to perform a complete installation of SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 you can [...]

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