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Making the Switch To Windows "Workstation" 2008
snydeq writes "Disenchanted with Vista? Why not convert Windows Server 2008 into the lean, efficient, reliable 'power user' OS that Windows should be? InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy, who has been using a converted 'Workstation' 2008 as his primary OS since hitting a wall using Vista as a Visual Studio development platform four months ago, says the guerrilla OS has turned his Dell notebook into a well-oiled machine that never gets sluggish and rarely needs to reboot. Those interested in making the switch should check out win2008workstation.com, a clearinghouse for 'Workstation' 2008 tips and techniques. Kennedy also offers a link to a Windows 2008 Workstation Converter utility for those looking to quickly convert a fresh Server 2008 install without hacking the registry or manually installing/enabling lots of services and features."
IMO, Vista is Microsoft's version of New Coke...Although the same could have been said about Windows ME.
Perhaps Windows ME was New Coke and Vista is just Pepsi.
Maybe Windows is like Star Trek movies... only every other release is good.
Would it be more accurate to say, "every other release is less bad?"
Arch Deluxe
Now you've crossed the line. The Arch Deluxe was the best McDonald's sandwich ever. It made Big Macs look like they came out of a vending machine.
The Arch Deluxe was the best McDonald's sandwich ever.
Is that meant to sound impressive?
1. Visit www.getfirefox.com
2. Download FF3
3. Install FF3
4. Click a dozen or so security warnings in the process.
5. Never look back.
6. Profit!
"The Arch Deluxe was the best McDonald's sandwich ever" - baricom
"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and that's not saying much for you" - groucho marx
MrCreosote Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump! "You're right! There isn't enough room to swing a cat in here!"
So what you are saying is that the natural Windows updrade path is Vista -> Windows 2008 Server -> XP?
If you use the WS08 Version from MSDN on your Desktop, what you're doing is most likely illegal. MSDN licenses are granted for development only, and posting on slashdot is not covered by that.
It made Big Macs look like they came out of a vending machine.
They don't?!?
The path to enlightenment is truly through homemade drugs!
Windows2000 Professional saved the world from Windows ME.
There, fixed that for you.
Something will save us from Vista.
Like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Xubuntu.
Cthulhu?
I think you mean Debian Ubuntu, Xandros Ubuntu, Mandriva Ubuntu etc...
This is a joke. I am joking. Joke joke joke.
Cthulhuntu*
Cthulubuntu , linux for planet eating beings
Windows ME. Arguably...
Navicula hydraulica plena anguilarum est. Omnes castelli tuus nostri sunt. Ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta.
You can double the cost of your $700 PC.
Downloads on the pirate bay cost $700? *smirk*
These posts express my own personal views, not those of my employer
using the grilled chicken instead of meat
That says something about the chicken at McDonalds I think.
11 was a racehorse
12 was 12
1111 Race
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Unless you're using windows server 2008 as a workstation. But who the hell would do that, right?
right?
Skiffy is Spiffy, but Ort is tort.
Bah, it's terrible. The non-euclidean window manager gives me the worst headaches.
"Looking round room,
I can tell that you
Are the most beautiful girl in the...room.
In the whole wide room
Oooh.
And when you're on the street
Depending on the street
I bet you are definitely in the top three
Good looking girls on the street
Depending on the street..."
-Flight of the Conchords
Cthulhuntu*
Don't you mean GNU/Cthulhuntu?
*runs*
Except (again, IIRC), Microsoft's own update service, for example, uses an ActiveX control. So if, for some reason, you want to visit Windows Update to update your OS, or install drivers, etc. you're in trouble.
And also a repeat of what was already said.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
Evan, IE isn't a food.
"Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor."
Perhaps Windows ME was New Coke and Vista is just Pepsi.
So, which OS is Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper?
Plan 9. Duh. :P
This is great, a thread about McDonalds food within a topic on Microsoft Windows. Mediocrity abounds, how appropriate is that. LoL.
LoB
"Anyone who stands out in the middle of a road looks like roadkill to me." --Linus
It's more like syrup of ipecac.
And yet it still leaves me feeling all bloated and gassy.