What Are You Missing On Windows Server 2003?

[~*McoreD*~]

I started using Windows Server 2003 as theoretically it should be lot stabler than Windows XP.

Well, to me it is:

1. Fast User Switching - Solved
2. Not a faster internet connection than Windows XP - Resolved
3. Welcome Screen - Solved

up to now. How about you guys?

[robinwilson16]

Yes the same really

Plus having to enable direct x and install things like the windows media player on a new install

Everyone keeps asking me why the themes aren't working and there is no sound and why the aquarium screensaver isn't working, etc
Keep having to explain what to do, lol

[MarleyB]

Quote:

What are you missing on Windows Server 2003?

An Bluelist keygen or a shitload of vlk's
Marl

[robinwilson16]

We do not discuss warez or keygens here sorry

[MarleyB]

Quote:

Originally posted by robinwilson16@May 14 2003, 11:51 PM
We do not discuss warez or keygens here sorry

Don't feel sorry, I have no intension to discuss a fact Just answering the question.
Felt like a open door to me, i just had to reply hahahaha

be good
marl

[~*McoreD*~]

back to the topic people,
if anybody missed how to enabled welcome screen and fast user switching in Windows XP Professional Version 2003, here is the thread about it:
http://www.betaone.net/forums/index....0&#entry150360

[robinwilson16]

It's ok I've stopped feeling sorry now :lol1:

For the faster internet connection did you try tcipoptimiser?

That has speeded up my connection in the past

[MaxPayne]

It's a server, why would you want fast user switching? I's supposed to sit there locked in the server room and serve the clients and be managed using terminal services or some other remote software.

After all Server 2003 Enterprise at $3,999 plus licences isn't aimed at the gamers

What was the problem with the speed and welcome screen? My copy works great in a test environment in VMware. I'm testing it before upgrading my servers (SQL Server 2003 and IIS 6)

I really like the security settings in IE and IIS.

The new shutdown logger is a little annoying when installing software and rebooting a couple of times but it's probably very usefull when something happens.

What I'm missing is better pricing
Many smaller companies will probably think it's too much and switch to another platform or take a chance and use pirated versions.

[~*McoreD*~]

The simple answer is I am using Windows XP Professional Version 2003 with the NT Kernal 5.2
More stabler and with all uptodate security fixes.
People who use Server 2003 as a Server, that's fine. But for the others (basically the majority) running it as XP Professional Version 2003 is cool too.

Here is what another guy says at Neowin:
As far as i am concern i think Windows Server 2003 is
WinXP + SP2 plus a lot of Server Features and components.
The bottom line is that Both OS base should be the same. However. Server 2003 seems to use NT 5.2 Keneral rather than 5.1 as WinXP. Since there aren't much information publicaly avalible on what has change that i will ignore for the time being.

And most of the sever features in Server 2003 can disable easily. While features that a workstation user want can be tuned back on easily as well.

Therefore by tuning Server 2003 into a workstation they are getting a better/ stableier/ and newer OS to use. Without continue downloading 10s of update or applying Services Pack to XP or slip streaming their XP.

However i do agree that turning a sever product into desktop use may not be the best idea. As far as complablity are concern i am not sure will it run program as smooth as XP does when running old legency applications.

[MaxPayne]

I dunno.. I never had any unstability problems and I've been running XP since it shipped. What kind of unstability?

Yeah all the updates are really tiresome.