How to install Windows Media Services Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC)

The Streaming Media Services role administration tools for the Remote Server Administration Tools feature in Server Manager are not included in the Release Candidate (RC) version of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.

This section describes how to install a snap-in for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that can be used to remotely configure a Windows Media server that is running the Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) operating system.

Remote Server Administration Tools installation

The Remote Server Administration Tools feature in Server Manager provides role administration tools that let administrators remotely manage servers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 RC. The Streaming Media Services role is not supported by this feature. However, you can install Remote Server Administration Tools for the Streaming Media Services role on a computer that is running Release Candidate (RC) versions of the Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional operating systems.

Note You can also administer the Windows Media server remotely from another Windows Media server that is running the full installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2 RC.

To install Remote Server Administration Tools for the Streaming Media Services role, follow these steps on a computer that is running a supported Windows 7 RC operating system:

1. Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6408ec89-4326-48d0-9b5a-4ac7d31a50c0 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6408ec89-4326-48d0-9b5a-4ac7d31a50c0)
2. For 32-bit editions of Windows 7, download and then run the Windows6.1-KB970985-x86.msu file.
   
   For 64-bit editions of Windows 7, download and then run the Windows6.1-KB970985-x64.msu file.
   

To start the Windows Media Services snap-in for MMC snap-in after you complete these steps, click Start, click Run, type wmsadmin, and then press ENTER.

Installation Notes

• If you are upgrading a computer to Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional, the Remote Server Administration Tools for the Streaming Media Services role is not retained during the upgrade. To reinstall the snap-in for MMC, follow the steps that are described in this section.
• After you complete the installation, access permissions for Remote Server Administration Tools may not be configured correctly on the Windows Media server. In addition, Windows Firewall may not be configured to let Windows Media Instrumentation (WMI) communicate through the firewall. For more information about how to configure these permissions to let the Windows Media Services snap-in connect to the Windows Media server, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/727bbf68-c2cc-49ac-9a88-4351c364e2491033.mspx (http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/727bbf68-c2cc-49ac-9a88-4351c364e2491033.mspx)
• To uninstall the Remote Server Administration Tools for the Streaming Media Services role, follow these steps:
  1. In Control Panel, in Programs and Features , and then click View installed updates.
  2. Under Uninstall an update, click Streaming Media Services update for Server (KB970985), and then click Uninstall.

Operating system availability

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Media Services can be installed only on a computer that is running Release Candidate (RC) versions of Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional. Installation on Windows 7 Home Premium, on Windows 7 Home Basic, and on Windows 7 Starter is not supported.

For more information about how to obtain the Windows 7 RC operating system, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC)

You can use the Remote Server Administration Tools for the Streaming Media Services role to remotely manage Windows Media Services 2008 running on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: