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Making the Switch To Windows "Workstation" 2008

Posted by kdawson on from the active-vista-avoidance-techniques dept.

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."

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  1. *** WARNING *** by rmdir+-r+* · · Score: 0, Troll

    Slashver-assver-tisement. I fail to understand why this is news, why it matters, or why the kdawson isn't embarrassed by posting that summary.

  2. Re:Incorrect use of the term 'Workstation' by FishWithAHammer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why not run a decent 'Workstation' OS like Solaris or Linux?

    When those become a decent workstation OS, I might do that.

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    "You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time."
  3. Re:Vista... Microsoft's "New Coke" by CastrTroy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Haven't met a lot of windows admins, have you? That isn't to say that there aren't a lot of really good Windows Admins, but the lucrative market attracts all kinds of people. Lots of good people, and lots of really bad people.

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    Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
  4. Re:I've done this. I switched back to Vista. by FishWithAHammer · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was thinking about the more basic stuff, though. Like...err...a mail server that's worth using. There's nothing that steps up to Exchange in the OSS world. There's also software like SharePoint whose functionality doesn't really even exist in the OSS world.

    For, say, high-load web apps (not written in ASP.NET, of course, although Mono's ASP.NET implementation is getting good), Linux makes a lot of sense. But for internal apps? Why make life harder on yourself?

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    "You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time."