On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Sauvigne, Craig M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Server Core is 2008 only. It is a non-gui version of Server 2008. Everything > is done from the command line or remotely.
From what I've read of it, Server Core is not "non-GUI" so much as "much less GUI". The GDI layer (or WPF or whatever it is now) is still running, it's just that Windows Explorer isn't installed or available. The default Windows shell is "CMD.EXE" instead of "EXPLORER.EXE". A lot of other stuff is not present -- no MSIE, .no NET Framework, etc. But some GUI tools, like Task Manager and the various control panel applets, are still there, and may be needed. It should reduce the load on system resources (especially disk space), and reduce the attack surface. But you won't be using it with a serial console. :-) -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
