Windows Server 2003
It is a successor to the
Windows 2000 operating system that can be used both as a server and as a workstation, where a conversion may be done (although undesirable at the registry level - you essentially get a bloated XP then) by hand, preferably. The system runs indeed smoothly, but only if a person knows what he is doing. The system is more picky on various drivers' defects, so one has to adjust for example the service "Start" type from Auto (2) to On demand (3). The system also accepts nearly all Windows XP drivers (the Compatibility tab helps to the rest) so that no
faux-pas seen on the Windows XP rise vs. older hardware can surprise you. You can download a Service Pack 1 for this system and integrate it into your installation to fix many bugs and enable the
NX bit-based
buffer overrun protection.To return to the conversion to a desktop environment, I recommend tweaking in gpedit.
msc a lot and copy nusrmgr.cpl from Windows XP to simplify the user management. You use the said Group Policy Editor to remove the "Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete" nag screen, remove the asking for the reason for shutdown etc.
Windows Server 2003
by Macinshit on Sep 09, 2006 11:14:56
The other definitions are correct: Windows Server 2003 is very stable, and it is rather surprising that Microsoft could accomplish writing such an OS. It definitely
pwns Mac OS X Server and is almost worthy of comparison with some
Linux server systems.
windows server 2003
by Setag Llib on Aug 13, 2005 20:01:31
An extremely stable and
rock solid server operating system that is surprisingly made by
microsoft. This software may allow windows to compete with linux and other better server
OS's.
Example:
Bob: Hey man, I didn't know
Windows Server 2003 was made my
Microsoft!
Jim: yeah, the fact that it never crashes is something totally new to Microsoft.