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THE WINDOWS SBS CONSOLE 15
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
As most people know, the old-fashioned way that people used to make Windows reboot
when it stopped working was to hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete. It was actually a back door left by a
programmer in case he needed to reboot the machine from an error. Unfortunately, it became
common knowledge and part of the service manual. With Windows 95, Bill Gates decided he
didn’t like the association of his software not working properly and made Ctrl+Alt+Delete the
Windows logon and the process by which the Task Manager opened.
If everything was done properly, you’ll be requested to enter your network administrator
password. However, if something didn’t go right, you may have to log on to your local admin-
istrator account and configure your network settings. In fact, chances are that you may have to
do this anyway if your company uses static networking.
The Windows SBS Console
Once you’ve logged in for the first time, you’ll be greeted with the Windows SBS Console, as
shown in Figure 1.11. The Windows SBS Console is the central command point of SBS 2008,
and it can be used to configure just about every aspect of Windows SBS 2008. In effect, it is a
very, very useful administration tool.
Figure 1.11
The Windows SBS
console