PatrickD
Sat Jun 21 07:10:00 PDT 2008
Hi Meinolf
In my case it is even not a question of buying vista, since I am a MAPS
subscriber, I have vista (many licenses).
It is interresting, that on my workstation w2k8 is more stable, even more
stable than XP.
Patrick
"Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> Hello Patrick D.,
>
> Thanks for the feedback, i will try it out with Live messenger. Also with
> the perfomance options. But still you can also buy Vista which is also stable
> and designed for desktop use. Ofcourse Vista is also a cheaper option then
> any server system.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > Hi Meinolf
> >
> > You are right: Microsoft wouldn't develop a server os, if we should us
> > it as a desktop operating system. It is a SERVER, still with the
> > possibility to use it as a very stable desktop os.
> >
> > I now discovered, that you simply need to install live messenger with
> > the
> > offline installer.
> > And by starting "SystemPropertiesPerformance" in the "run" dialog, you
> > get a
> > lot of switches for features, which are present in Windows Server 2008
> > by
> > default: You simply need to activate them in case of need. Now I have
> > thumb-nails in Windows Explorer for all images.
> > Patrick
> >
> > "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Patrick D.,
> >>
> >> You still use a SERVER system. They are not planned for use as a
> >> Desktop.
> >>
> >> Here are the requirements for live messenger:
> >>
http://get.live.com/messenger/sysreq
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> Meinolf Weber
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> >> no rights.
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http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> It is not very common, but I make very good experiences using
> >>> Windows Server 2008 as my Workstation OS - after installing desktop
> >>> features (Media Player, Windows Mail, ...).
> >>>
> >>> But I have two little details, to fix:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Beside Media Player, "Windows Live Messenger Download" Icon is
> >>> installed during desktop features installation; so everyone can
> >>> install the program, if needed. Unfortunately this messenger app
> >>> cannot be installed in this Server OS (error message). How can I
> >>> still install it? Is there a possibility to temporary switch a
> >>> specific registry entry, that Windows Live Messenger will "think" to
> >>> install the program on Vista or XP? Which is this reg-entry? Or is
> >>> there a better way to force installation?
> >>>
> >>> 2. It is a good thing to change the view of images in the
> >>> file-explorer:
> >>> Zooming in from the "Detail view" to a bigger size, Vista would show
> >>> us the
> >>> real picture in thumb nail size. Windows Server 2008 seems not to be
> >>> able to
> >>> show the real content of pictures in preview mode, even this feature
> >>> would
> >>> not only be good for me, but also on picture-file-servers browsing
> >>> in
> >>> a big
> >>> amount of images.
> >>> Is there a way to activate this "preview mode" for pictures in the
> >>> file-explorer?
> >>> Thanks a lot for your hint.
> >>> Patrick
> >>>
>
>
>