Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta

**fitz** · December 4th, 2007

Finally!

It is pretty ridiculous that Microsoft would try to push Vista on corporate environments without any tools (other than RDP directly to a server) for corporate IT to manage their servers remotely directly from a Vista workstation.

There are workarounds to get the old admin pack working (often times involving manually registering the DLL's) but I still have never been able to properly manage my Exchange servers from Vista other than RDP'ing onto an XP box or directly to another server to run the management tools.

Early word is that the tools do work to mostly manage non-2008 servers (meaning it will most likely work with my old 2000 and 2003 domain services) but as I don't have Vista SP1 yet, I can't try it out.

*sigh*

This is something that of you have been waiting for a while now! Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is essentially the WS08 version of the "Admin Pack". RSAT allows you to install many of the WS08 management tools on a Vista SP1 computer so you can remotely manage WS08 servers (full servers and server core). Some of the tools included in RSAT can also be used to manage WS03 servers as well.

**madmatt** · December 4th, 2007

Seriously! About time.

**kcnychief** · December 5th, 2007

*does dance*

**fitz** · January 16th, 2008

hey.. I don't suppose anyone grabbed a copy of the Beta that they could share with me. The original connect link doesn't seem to work anymore and I can't find the copy I pulled down..

**kcnychief** · January 19th, 2008

I had it but didn't re-install after I did a format recently, sorry

Didn't install it from here, but seems like this has the download link that works?

http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmac/archiv...ows-vista.aspx

December 4th, 2007	Top \| #1
fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,014 Reputation: 2947 Power: 164**	Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta Finally! It is pretty ridiculous that Microsoft would try to push Vista on corporate environments without any tools (other than RDP directly to a server) for corporate IT to manage their servers remotely directly from a Vista workstation. There are workarounds to get the old admin pack working (often times involving manually registering the DLL's) but I still have never been able to properly manage my Exchange servers from Vista other than RDP'ing onto an XP box or directly to another server to run the management tools. Early word is that the tools do work to mostly manage non-2008 servers (meaning it will most likely work with my old 2000 and 2003 domain services) but as I don't have Vista SP1 yet, I can't try it out. sigh This is something that of you have been waiting for a while now! Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is essentially the WS08 version of the "Admin Pack". RSAT allows you to install many of the WS08 management tools on a Vista SP1 computer so you can remotely manage WS08 servers (full servers and server core). Some of the tools included in RSAT can also be used to manage WS03 servers as well. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

December 4th, 2007	Top \| #2
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta Seriously! About time.

December 5th, 2007	Top \| #3
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta does dance

January 16th, 2008	Top \| #4
fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,014 Reputation: 2947 Power: 164**	Re: Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta hey.. I don't suppose anyone grabbed a copy of the Beta that they could share with me. The original connect link doesn't seem to work anymore and I can't find the copy I pulled down.. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #5
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows Server Admin Tools for Vista in Beta I had it but didn't re-install after I did a format recently, sorry Didn't install it from here, but seems like this has the download link that works? http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmac/archiv...ows-vista.aspx

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