hello everyone,

i couldn't find a way to enable the welcome screen yet. is it disabled and we dont how to access it. or is it completely removed in windows server 2003? thanks. :)

~*McoreD*~

AFAIK it is totaly removed in 2k3 server

thanks for the reply DoG. :)
guess what:
this is what in the Help and Support Center in Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition!

To protect your files by using a screen saver password
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Screen Saver tab under Screen saver, click a screen saver.
Select the On resume, password protect check box.
If Fast User Switching is turned on, select the On resume, display Welcome screen check box.

if we could enable fast user switching, somehow?

Finally I figured out a short cut to have this. Woohoo. :P

You need Windows Server 2003 "converted" to Windows XP Professional 2003 by ntswitch
Insall StyleXP and don't worry about it saying: Cannot enable under this build
Go to Logons and simply turn on Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching.
You are done! :)

but does it stay turned on when you've ntswitched it back to server?

nope. :(

but i am happy with Windows XP Professional Version 2003. :D

So is there a downside to switching over to the professional version?

there is no downside switching over to windows xp professional version 2003, *if* you really need to run windows xp but more stabler (nt version 5.2!).

Yeah, you lose terminal services, multiple domain hosting under IIS, volume shaddow coppies, and 90% of the great features you get running the server OS.

If you arent interested in any of the server additions, I guess you dont lose much, but my experience with ntswitch is that it isn't the most stable thing.

on the other hand most programs that wont allow being install on a server os will work.