Remote Server Administration Tools for Vista SP1 Released

The Remote Server Administration Tools for Vista have been released. This
is the tool set that replaces the adminpack.msi tools pack for XP. Vista
SP1 is required. Once you run the installer, you have to go to CP ->
Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features off or on. I recommend
taking a look at these - I do all my server admin from my desktop PC, and
these tools let me skip RDP for most simple functions.

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1 32-bit
Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en

Charlie already knows about this, but for the other 64-bit user:

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1 64-bit
Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5&displaylang=en

Lanwench
Wed Mar 26 09:39:25 PDT 2008

Dave Nickason [SBS MVP] <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote:
> The Remote Server Administration Tools for Vista have been released. This
> is the tool set that replaces the adminpack.msi tools pack for
> XP. Vista SP1 is required. Once you run the installer, you have to
> go to CP -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features off or on.
> I recommend taking a look at these - I do all my server admin from my
> desktop PC, and these tools let me skip RDP for most simple functions.
>
> Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1
> 32-bit Edition
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en
>
> Charlie already knows about this, but for the other 64-bit user:
>
> Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1
> 64-bit Edition
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5&displaylang=en

Thanks, Dave. It's about time they released this.....

But please accept my condolences; I'm sorry you have to use Vista. I'm using
XP Pro until they pry it out of my cold dead fingers, or until Windows 7 is
released, whichever comes first :-)

Dave
Wed Mar 26 11:16:31 PDT 2008

I see Susan Bradley has a complete write-up about RSAT, including screen
shots.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2008/03/25/rsat-vista-and-shellrunas.aspx

I expect one of the best things about Vista SP1 and RSAT will be group
policy preferences. I haven't implemented this yet, but I plan to in the
near future. I expect preferences to take a lot of the work out of
deploying desktops, if nothing else.

Of my three primary computers, two are Vista and one XP Pro. I love them
all. I don't see Vista as a compelling upgrade for existing hardware such
as my XP laptop, but it does have a lot of little features I really like.
SP1 seems to have cleared up the most annoying issues.



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uNS3ZH2jIHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Dave Nickason [SBS MVP] <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote:
>> The Remote Server Administration Tools for Vista have been released. This
>> is the tool set that replaces the adminpack.msi tools pack for
>> XP. Vista SP1 is required. Once you run the installer, you have to
>> go to CP -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features off or on.
>> I recommend taking a look at these - I do all my server admin from my
>> desktop PC, and these tools let me skip RDP for most simple functions.
>>
>> Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1
>> 32-bit Edition
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en
>>
>> Charlie already knows about this, but for the other 64-bit user:
>>
>> Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1
>> 64-bit Edition
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5&displaylang=en
>
> Thanks, Dave. It's about time they released this.....
>
> But please accept my condolences; I'm sorry you have to use Vista. I'm
> using XP Pro until they pry it out of my cold dead fingers, or until
> Windows 7 is released, whichever comes first :-)
>

Chris
Sat Mar 29 14:37:02 PDT 2008

The release of the RSAT is a welcome addition for sure. I just gave
myself a laptop with Vista a couple days ago. I was shocked to see
that I could not manage my 2003 server environment. Even with the
RSAT we can't manage Exchange 2003 from our Vista desktops - is there
a plan to fix this blatantly crazy situation?
I realize micro$oft has to make money; hence we get meaningless
inventions like Windows ME and Vista that no one really wants, but at
least don't take away functionality that we want/need!

Chris. (still in disbelief that we as a society need new math books
each year - does algebra really change)