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173126 2003-09-05 02:49:00 Hi,has anyone out there in F1 land had any experience with Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server.Is it better/worse than XP/2000.Any comments would be appreciated.
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ruup
ruup (1827)
173127 2003-09-05 03:32:00 Yep, running one here. It is no real difference. It does revert back to the classic style windows but you can change it if you want.

I did notice a huge delay in the shutdown when Exchange Server is installed but hey your not suppose to shut down servers anyway.
Big John (551)
173128 2003-09-05 03:41:00 Does it appear more stable, and less vulnerable to attacks? somebody (208)
173129 2003-09-05 06:45:00 Hi , Big John.Does Windows 2003 Server have System Restore Incorporated into it ? can it be used as a stand alone system ? Is it hard to set up and I've also heard that finding drivers might be a problem for it.Did you have any hassles in this area ?
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ruup
ruup (1827)
173130 2003-09-05 07:20:00 Hey Big John,

I thought Win2K3 Server was not out for another 4 weeks?? Or is that Small Business Server 2K3??

I need to buy a copy for the network at work and was told a wait period of approx 4 weeks till release...

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
173131 2003-09-05 12:07:00 The version I am running is the beta that was given out for testing with Office 2003. It does have the restore just as XP.

Had no trouble with the two machines I installed it on. Only thing it failed to add was the Audigy sound card. I had to find the driver myself and install and it went fine. All other hardware was picked up no issues.

Setup was very easy as it has wizards to set everything up for you. The DNS is a bit of a hassle to set up if you are going to use it on the machine. I let it set itself up and then tweaked it later.
Big John (551)
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