To add hardware to Windows Server 2008
1.If the driver for the hardware is included in Windows Server 2008, Plug and Play will start automatically and install the driver.
2.At a command prompt, open the folder where the driver files are located, and then run the following command:
1.If the driver for the hardware is included in Windows Server 2008, Plug and Play will start automatically and install the driver.
2.At a command prompt, open the folder where the driver files are located, and then run the following command:
pnputil -i -a <driverinf>
To add a user to the local Administrators group
1.At a command prompt, type:
1.At a command prompt, type:
net localgroup Administrators /add <domain>\<username>
To remove a user from the local Administrators group
1.At a command prompt, type:
1.At a command prompt, type:
net localgroup Administrators /delete <domain\username>
To disable a device driver
1.At a command prompt, type:
1.At a command prompt, type:
sc delete <service_name>
To obtain a list of drivers that are installed on the server
1.At a command prompt, type:
1.At a command prompt, type:
sc query type= driver
To manage event logs
1.To list event logs type:
1.To list event logs type:
wevtutil el
2.To query events in a specified log type:
wevtutil qe /f:text <log name>
3.To export an event log type:
wevtutil epl <log name>
4.To clear an event log type:
wevtutil cl <log name>
To list the running services
1.At a command prompt, type one of the following:
sc query
or
net start
To start a service
1.At a command prompt, type one of the following:
sc start <service name>
or
net start <service name>
To stop a service
1.At a command prompt, type one of the following:
