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Where is Powershell in Server 2008

  1. #1


    Alan van der Vyver Guest

    Where is Powershell in Server 2008

    Hi!

    Everything I have seen says that Powershell ships with Windows Server
    2008, but when I type Powershell at the start search area, nothing is
    returned.

    I would have expected it to be pre-installed and ready to go. It is the
    most important tool in the system.



    Where do I find it or how do I install it? By the way, it is the RTM
    version Windows Server 2008 standard from Technet that I installed.

    regards,
    Alan.

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  2. #2


    Andy Schneider Guest

    Re: Where is Powershell in Server 2008

    You have to enable it. Its a Win2008 Feature. The bits are there but you
    have to turn them on.

    Andy

    http://get-powershelll.com


    "Alan van der Vyver" <alanv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:uP5TaOveIHA.5900@xxxxxx

    > Hi!
    >
    > Everything I have seen says that Powershell ships with Windows Server
    > 2008, but when I type Powershell at the start search area, nothing is
    > returned.
    >
    > I would have expected it to be pre-installed and ready to go. It is the
    > most important tool in the system.
    >
    > Where do I find it or how do I install it? By the way, it is the RTM
    > version Windows Server 2008 standard from Technet that I installed.
    >
    > regards,
    > Alan.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Shay Levi Guest

    Re: Where is Powershell in Server 2008


    PowerShell is an optional component for Windows Server 2008 and can be installed
    by using the "Add a Feature" option in Server Manager.

    -----
    Shay Levi
    $cript Fanatic
    http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

    > Hi!
    >
    > Everything I have seen says that Powershell ships with Windows Server
    > 2008, but when I type Powershell at the start search area, nothing is
    > returned.
    >
    > I would have expected it to be pre-installed and ready to go. It is
    > the most important tool in the system.
    >
    > Where do I find it or how do I install it? By the way, it is the RTM
    > version Windows Server 2008 standard from Technet that I installed.
    >
    > regards,
    > Alan.


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Alan van der Vyver Guest

    Re: Where is Powershell in Server 2008

    Thanks, I found it now.

    I would have expected it to just be there like the old command prompt
    is. I suppose there is some logic to where it is, given the trend to
    minimal configurations, but I can't imagine running even the most basic
    system without it.

    regards,
    Alan.

    Andy Schneider wrote:

    > You have to enable it. Its a Win2008 Feature. The bits are there but you
    > have to turn them on.
    >
    > Andy
    >
    > http://get-powershelll.com
    >
    >

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  5. #5


    Hal Rottenberg Guest

    WinRM in 2008 (was: Re: Where is Powershell in Server 2008)

    Alan van der Vyver wrote:

    > I would have expected it to be pre-installed and ready to go. It is the
    > most important tool in the system.
    Slightly related, I would have expected the same of WinRM. I was poking around
    and found that while it is installed by default, the service is not enabled.
    That makes a lot of sense in context of the minimal attack surface stuff--but
    it's not exposed as a role or feature that I've found so far. You have to run
    this to enable it:

    winrm quickconfig

    It's very quick to do and it takes care of making the firewall rule.


    --

    Hal Rottenberg
    Blog: http://halr9000.com
    Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
    Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

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  6. #6


    Karl Prosser[MVP] Guest

    Re: Where is Powershell in Server 2008

    We would have all wanted powershell there by default in 2008, but the
    main reason we can't is dependencies. Win2008 is designed to be as light
    as you want, and because Powershell Relies on the dotnetframework, it
    has a huge stack of dependencies that are options , the dotnet framework
    has windowsforms tightly integrated and that relies on a huge section of
    the graphical subsystem etc etc etc.

    -karl
    Alan van der Vyver wrote:

    > Thanks, I found it now.
    >
    > I would have expected it to just be there like the old command prompt
    > is. I suppose there is some logic to where it is, given the trend to
    > minimal configurations, but I can't imagine running even the most basic
    > system without it.
    >
    > regards,
    > Alan.
    >
    > Andy Schneider wrote:

    >> You have to enable it. Its a Win2008 Feature. The bits are there but
    >> you have to turn them on.
    >>
    >> Andy
    >>
    >> http://get-powershelll.com
    >>
    >>

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