Tip #72: Did you know... you can now manage Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 from Windows 7

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Last week, IIS Remote Manager was re-released to support Windows 7. Prior to this release, remote management was supported only on XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 (excluding Home Basic editions). Now, the users can install Remote Manager on Windows 7 Client to manage Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 remotely.

Remote Manager is available for download on iis.net download center:
· IIS Manager for Remote Administration (x86)
· IIS Manager for Remote Administration (x64)

And also on microsoft.com:
· Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

Finally, you can install IIS Remote Manager through Web Platform Installer:
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Learn about Remote Manager:
· Remote Manager for Windows 2003, XP and Vista SP1

Kateryna Rohonyan
SDET, IIS Team