you can always just reinstall a retail media every 30 days in trial, lol Microsoft is expensive when youre in that middle area between retail and enterprise
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess they really don't want me to use Windows :) > > "The Microsoft Partner Action Pack subscription is restricted to > resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, > system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, > and IT professionals who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based > on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers. > > The software products that are included with the subscription are NFD > versions. You can use them only for testing, evaluation, demonstration, > training, and educational purposes. For example, you can use the Action > Pack software to host your company's intranet but the software cannot be > used to host a commercial Web site. This is considered a production > environment that is outside the scope of the software's intended purpose." > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312310 > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No you can't disable the Metro UI. We run about 700 virtual machines, 300 >> are 2012 R2. I don't know what buggyness steve is talking about, we have >> had nothing but good experiences other than the kinda crappy UI. Once you >> get used to it it's not so bad. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Josh Baird <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 2012 R2 seems to be fine when you need to run Windows. All you need is >>> the Windows key and you pretty much can access everything. >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 4:42 PM, That One Guy <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> 2012r2 was primarily their maiden voyage into full Virtual, that >>>> licensing gets even more confusing. When given the choice I still install >>>> 2008 r2. 2012 is buggier than shit, probably more from my lack of using it >>>> than anything. you can move up to 2012 down the road on that key. >>>> action packs are not for production use >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can I disable Metro UI in 2012r2? >>>>> >>>>> Any specific reason that you need 2008? Like a piece of software >>>>> you are trying to use only supports it or something silly like that? 2008 >>>>> is 7 years old now it would be a lot better for you to just use 2012 r2. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I was considering MS Action Pack, but it looks like it comes with >>>>>> Server 2012. I would rather use 2008. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anybody know whether I can use 2008 instead of Server 2012? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >>>> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
