Resource Kit
With the Release of Windows Server 2008 the Resource Kit is no longer being produces. Many of the tools that were in previous Windows Server Resource Kits are either included with Windows Server 2008 / R2 or can be downloaded from the Microsoft Website.
Here are some links to tools and utilities that may help you if you are trying to put a “Resource Kit” together for yourself.
RSAT for the Windows Client
- Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en - Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d
ResKit Web Resources
These resources are referenced in the Windows Resource Kits and lead to information that is useful to Windows users. The links are listed alphabetically, exactly as they appear in the Resource Kits. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb633748.aspx
Tools included with Windows Server 2008
- Internet Information Services Tools
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 (Beta) Technical Library
- IIS Diagnostics Toolkit (x86)
- IIS Diagnostics Toolkit (x64)
- IIS Diagnostics Toolkit (ia64)
- IIS 7.0: IIS Administration Tools
- IIS 7.0: IIS Manager
- IIS 7.0: Appcmd.exe
- AppcmdUIInstall
- IIS 7.0: Configuration Store
- IIS 7.0: Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
- Log Parser 2.2
- Code Access Security Policy Tool (Caspol.exe)
- Develop a Native C\C++ Module for IIS7
- Microsoft FTP Publishing Service for IIS 7.0 (x64)
- Logging UI for IIS 7.0 on Window Vista
- PKGmgr.exe: Install IIS7 from the Command Line
- Understanding Setup in IIS7
- IIS7 on Server Core
- Discover Installed Components
- GetMRegInstall
- IISLogsLite 2.0
- PortCheck
- IISschema
- PowerShell Tools
- Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack
- Windows PowerShell Overview
- How to Download Windows PowerShell 1.0
- Scripting with Windows PowerShell
- The Script Center Script Repository: Sample Windows PowerShell Scripts
- What Can I Do With Windows PowerShell?
- Writing PowerShell Command-lets for IIS7
- MDOP
- Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance
- Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance: Wipro Product Strategy and Architecture Practice’s Analysis of Features, Cost Benefits, and Effects on IT Best Practices that Improve IT Infrastructure Optimization
- Improving Desktop Management with Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Windows Administration Resource Kit
- Windows Server 2003 Tools
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-Bit Support Tools
- Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
- DsACLs Overview
- Miscellaneous Tools
- Generate an Object Identifier (OID)
- ADSchemaAnalyzer
- Dsacls Overview
- WQL (SQL for WMI)
- ADMX Migrator
- Connection Manager Administration Kit – Sample Source Files for Customized Help
- Server Manager Answer File Schema
- Windows Vista Task Scheduler
- Microsoft Premier Services Reporting Utility (PFE version)
- Virtual PC 2007
- Deploying the 2007 Office System
- Windows NT Backup – Restore Utility
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5
- Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1
- Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool
- Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
- Updating your offline files cache in Windows Vista to point to a new server
- Adobe PDF IFIlter v6.0
- SDDL Syntax
- HTA
- Shadow Copies
- Introduction to Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
- Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Overview
- How Volume Shadow Copy Service Works
- Internet Information Services Tools
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 (Beta) Technical Library
- IIS 7 Home Page
- IIS 7 Overview
- IIS 7 Webcasts
- IIS Download Center
- .NET Home Page
- PowerShell Tools
- Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack
- Windows PowerShell: Now Part of Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
- Windows PowerShell Overview
- How to Download Windows PowerShell 1.0
- Scripting with Windows PowerShell
- The Script Center Script Repository: Sample Windows PowerShell Scripts
- What Can I Do With Windows PowerShell?
- System Center Data Operations Tools
- Microsoft® System Center Data System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Pack Guide for Operations Manager 2007
- Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 Documentation
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit
- Dynamic Systems Initiative
- System Center Operations Manager
- System Center Configuration Manager
- System Center Data Protection Manager
- System Center Essentials
- System Center Reporting Manager
- System Center Capacity Planner
- Automating IT Service Management with System Center Service Manager
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Systems Management Server Home Page
