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Why is there no CLI Telnet in Windows Server 2008?: Date - Dec 11, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - David Davis; Like me, I am sure you are used to running telnet in Windows. it isn't there anymore in Windows Server 2008. Find out what to do in this article...
How To Forcefully Close A File On Remote Computer Using Command Line?: Date - Aug 24, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the steps you can use to close a file forcefully on a remote computer.
When to use GPT disks: Date - May 21, 2009; Rating - 3.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; When you should choose GPT disks over MBR.
Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
Managing Hardware RAID Using Diskraid: Date - Mar 09, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to manage hardware RAID using the Diskraid command
Search for Files on Server Core: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to search for files or folders on a volume on a Server Core computer.
Enabling BugcheckOnCorrupt for NTFS Volumes: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to enable BugcheckOnCorrupt for advanced self-healing of NTFS volumes on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008.
When not to use NTFS compression: Date - Mar 04, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; NTFS compression usually works fine on client systems, but be careful using it on servers.
How To Allow System State Backups To Critical Volumes In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a registry hack you can use to allow System State to be backed up to a critical volume in Windows Server 2008.
Enable Remote Desktop for Server Core: Date - Apr 30, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; One of the first tasks you may want to do on Windows Server 2008 Server core is to enable remote desktop. Here is how to do it.