Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 14.2.2008
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversVijayshinva Karnure, a IIS, ASP and ASP.NET troubleshooter as well as a consultant for developers and system admins of Microsoft India is so cool!
He has published an article on how you, yes, you can turn Microsofts latest Windows Server release into a SUPER FAST workstation complete with Hyper-V (hardware virtualization capabilities). Well he beat me to the punch, and this probably has a lot more merit than the Server 2003 as a Workstation guide that we published here shortly after the release of Server 2008's predecessor, due to the addition of Hyper-V which does not ship -even with Vista Ultimate.
His article begins below.
Windows Server 2008 is the best OS to be released till date from Microsoft's stable. And the moment I got hold of the RTM build I could not resist installing it on my workstation. Due to the nature of my work I always prefer running a Server OS on my main workstation... I have been running Windows 2003 disguised as XP (with all the themes and stuff) all these days.
So here is my tale of how I went about setting up Windows Server 2008 to look and fell like its desktop counterpart Windows Vista.
1. Enable Hardware Virtualization
My workstation is a x64 machine with hardware virtualization capabilities. This means I can run Hyper-V on my machine. Even if your machine's hardware supports virtualization it is most likely not going to be enabled by default. You have to enable it via your BIOS setup.
2. Install the latest Graphics and Audio drivers
Being a server OS Windows 2008 carries with it basic graphics and audio drivers. To utilize the full strength of your hardware ensure you install the latest drivers for both graphics and audio hardware. Only with the proper graphics drivers will you be able to enable the "Aero" experience on Windows 2008.
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Comments(7)
unlike vista, server 2008 looks like a great os.
i have been using windows 2003 as a
workstation os for years and it's better than xp.
please, please please can
someone crack 2008!
i agree, a crack of some sort is needed at this juncture. for now run it in vmware or vpc
to get warmed up to it. you can use vmware snapshots to make the trial last longer.
im running rc1 as workstation. its great. way better than vista. unfortunately it will
expire in 2 months.
why is it "way" better than vista? it's essentially the same codebase, not like the
difference between xp and 2003 server. i ran 2008 server for 3 months and just installed
vista sp1, which seems pretty much the same (a bit snappier due to being a new install).
does this super workstation os need super antivirus, antispyware, defragmenter, etc. in
other words, does it still need babysitting, contrary to real operating systems like
freebsd or solaris ?
people... windows server 2003 was different than xp, right but windows server 2008 and
windows vista sp1 shares the same kernel and even the build no. are exactly the same. and
why on earth will someone use an server os as an workstation... it's insane... check
server 2008 and you will se it's even called 'build 6001:service pack1' the same as
vista sp1... it's for the 1st time when the workstation shares the same kernel as the
server version. so all it's in you head...
in fact you can use windows server 2008 for 240 days. you can reset the activation period
of 60 days three times, so you have 4x60 days to 'try' it. you can find a tutorial about
how to rearm windows server 2008 at http://win2k8workstation.googlepages.com/index.htm
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