AD Tools for Windows 7: Windows Admins gets Love from Microsoft

This time around Microsoft don’t want to miss System Administrators with Windows 7. That’s a good start .

 

They released new Remote Server Adminsitration Tools for Windows 7 that includes Active Directory admin tools along with others. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=82516c35-c7dc-4652-b2ea-2df99ea83dbb&DisplayLang=en 

 

Remember you should read the installation instructions as below,

1. On a computer that is running the Beta release of Windows 7, download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 package from the Microsoft Download Center.

2. Open the folder into which the package downloaded, and double-click the package to unpack it, and then start the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Setup Wizard.

Important: You must accept the License Terms and Limited Warranty to start to install the Administration Tools pack.

3. Complete all the steps that you must follow by the wizard, and then click Finish to exit the wizard when installation is completed.

4. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs.

5. In the Programs and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.

6. If you are prompted by User Account Control to enable the Windows Features dialog box to open, click Continue.

7. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.

8. Select the remote management tools that you want to install.

9. Click OK.

10. Configure the Start menu to display the Administration Tools shortcut.

• Right-click Start, and then click Properties.

• On the Start Menu tab, click Customize.

 

Keywords: Active Directory, Windows 7, Users and Computers