If you haven??™t
done much scripting in the past, much of this might be a bit confusing??”but don??™t put
down the book just yet, because we??™ll go into this in greater detail in this chapter.
Hands-On Exercise: Installing Windows PowerShell
Although Windows Server 2008 is the first Microsoft operating system to ship with PowerShell,
it isn??™t installed automatically by default. As with many other features, this is by design, since
Windows Server 2008 installs only the minimal number of components by default to minimize
security risks.
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Follow these steps to install Windows PowerShell on your server.
1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click the Add Features link in the Features Summary section to start the Add
Features Wizard.
3. Select Windows PowerShell from the list of Features, and then click Next
(Figure 13-1).
4. Confirm the installation selection and click Install.
Figure 13-1. Selecting the Windows PowerShell feature
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5. Click Close when the installation completes.
6. Choose Start | All Programs | Windows PowerShell 1.0 | Windows
PowerShell to open the Windows PowerShell command window (Figure 13-2).
GETTING YOUR FEET WET
Hopefully, you??™ve become curious enough to keep on reading. If not, I suggest you keep
reading, as the magic of PowerShell becomes crystal clear once you start using it.
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