Windows 2008 Server Core requires setup via the command line. Here are some items for common tasks:
Server core configurator; get the ISO and attach to your VM; browse the DVD drive and run Setup-Core.wsf
Add domain user to Administrators group
- net localgroup Administrators /delete <domain\username>
Reboot the server
Rename the server
- netdom renamecomputer <ComputerName> /NewName:<NewComputerName>
List installed patches
Services (list/start/stop)
- sc query; sc start; sc stop
Enable RDP for XP/2003
- cscript C:\Windows\System32\Scregedit.wsf /ar 0
- /ar will enable 2009/vista access
- cscript C:\Windows\System32\Scregedit.wsf /cs 0
- netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Desktop" new enable=yes
- adds rule to firewall for access