Post-Installation Tasks in Windows Server

This chapter explains some steps to take in Windows Server post-installation, including managing devices and device drivers, checking the registry and the status of services, and taking care of the initial server configuration. As you may notice, this chapter is divided into three parts. The first part explains the importance of device drivers after every installation of an operating system. Tasks such as installation, removal, disabling, update/upgrade, rollback, and other related things concerning device drivers are part of a system administrator's day-to-day job. The second part of the OS registry and services talks about the hierarchical database and the background programs that keep alive the operating system. Topics such as understanding the registry and services and how to manage the registry and services in a server environment...