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[Other] WinXP server 2k3 questions

i was thinking about upgrading to win server 2k3, im unfamiliar of this type of os i was wondering if its any different that winxp? From the screenshots it looks almost exactly the same but i was wondering if it can run standard windows problems like internet explorer or nero etc.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: [Other] WinXP server 2k3 questions

Yes you can run Internet Explorer and Nero. You just have to know what services to turn on and off.

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Inertnet Exploder is still tightly integrated with Server 2K3, so no worries there and I have had no problems running Nero with 2K3 either.

My question would be, why do you feel the need to run an Enterprise-level server operating system?

There's really nothing in Server 2K3 that isn't available in XP, as far as an end user would need.

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Re: [Other] WinXP server 2k3 questions

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There's really nothing in Server 2K3 that isn't available in XP, as far as an end user would need.

2k3 has better memory management then xp

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Re: [Other] WinXP server 2k3 questions

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2k3 has better memory management then xp
Really only when you're talking about memory in the >2GB range.

XP handles up to 2GB of RAM quite well, it's only above that threshold that 2K3 has an advantage.

There are so many unneeded services running with a server OS that most end users are only going to end up creating another unintentional zombie system for the script kiddies to co-opt and that isn't such a good thing for the Internet community as a whole, is it?

Granted, 2K3 is *more* secure out of the box than 2K, but there are still gaping holes that can be exploited by any dipstick that probes the system in question.

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Yes thats what i was hitting for, winxp just loves the memory.
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