Windows Server 2003 SP2 Administration Tools Pack Available

January 16, 2008

The Service Pack 2 Administration Tools pack has been released as a stand alone package. I’m fairly certain this is new – I don’t recall seeing this download before and the knowledgebase article was updated just yesterday.

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Administration Tools Pack for x86 editions
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Administration Tools Pack for x64 editions
How to use the Administration Tools Pack to remotely administer computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

Tagged as: Windows-Server

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1 Bob January 16, 2008 at 5:06 pm: Anyone have any luck getting this to run on Vista 64-bit?

I’ve been having some issues with my mmc not recognizing the new snap-ins, and I’m wondering whether its worth the effort to troubleshoot….
2 Aaron Parker January 16, 2008 at 5:17 pm: Hi Bob, I’ve not attempted it myself, but if rumors are correct, Windows Server 2008 should drop any day now, which should mean that the remote administrations tools for Vista will be along not long after.
3 Bob January 16, 2008 at 5:41 pm: True true, I should be able to hold out till then. Though some of my problems may be addressed by this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930056

I had used this before I rebuilt my workstation and went on to forget all about it.

Thanks