- Server Foundation - Cut down Server 2008 with 15 user limit. No Exchange.
- Free Server Core Configurator
- Working with AD Snapshots in Server 2008
- Automating the Creation of AD Snapshots
- Remote Administration tools (eg. using MMC to view the Event Viewer from another workstation or server) will be blocked by the firewall. You can of course create rules to allow this, but it is "secure by default". SBS 2008 has these ports unblocked by default.
- Fine-Grained Password Policies
- How to Sysprep in Server 2008 - Sysprep.exe is built in to Server 2008, but doesn't have the customization options like sysprep.inf and setupmgr. Instead, you have to use the WAIK. See this link for more info. To simply reset the machine SID, type "%systemroot%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown" or /reboot. See also: Sysprep Command Line Syntax
- 32-bit printer driver and PushPrinterConnections.exe utility are now available for Vista and Server 2008
- How to turn off the automatic display of Server Manager at logon
- How to turn off Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration in Server 2008
FAQ / Problems
- Windows Server 2008 DNS Servers may fail to resolve queries for some top-level domains: See KB968372 for a registry fix, or use DNS forwarders instead
