Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-16 Thread John Hawley
Krishna Murphy wrote: > Devraj, Ken, et. al.- > > I have the same challenge, but I'm utterly confident that QuickBooks will > NOT run under Wine - or any other such program. So I'm preparing to Sorry to weigh in late, but when you specifically speak of QB, have you checked out Crossover Office?

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-16 Thread Ashish Nabira
Thanks for correcting me. I apologize . Thanks & regards Ashish Nabira Anselm Martin Hoffmeister wrote On 08/14/06 00:46,: > Am Sonntag, den 13.08.2006, 17:29 +0530 schrieb Ashish Nabira: > >>I don't think it's possible for the purpose you are looking for. You >>have to use Windows Terminal s

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-15 Thread Alfred
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Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-15 Thread jam
On Tuesday 15 August 2006 03:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I agree with the Two server idea. > >> But > >> One) Why make one server Windows? > >> Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main > >> server goes down. > >> Two) Why use Win4Lin hardware being cheap make thi

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-14 Thread Krishna Murphy
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Ken Cobler wrote: > Krishna Murphy wrote: >> Devraj, Ken, et. al.- >> >> I have the same challenge, but I'm utterly confident that QuickBooks will >> NOT run under Wine - or any other such program. So I'm preparing to >> install Windows Server 2003 as a virtual machine, then Q

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-14 Thread Luis Montes
Ken Cobler wrote: > Verner Kjærsgaard wrote: > >> Mandag 14 august 2006 12:52 skrev Alfred: >> >> See my comments below.. >> >> >>> I agree with the Two server idea. >>> But >>> One) Why make one server Windows? >>> Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main >>

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-14 Thread Verner Kjærsgaard
Mandag 14 august 2006 18:47 skrev Ken Cobler: > Verner Kjærsgaard wrote: > > Mandag 14 august 2006 12:52 skrev Alfred: > > > > See my comments below.. > > > >> I agree with the Two server idea. > >> But > >> One) Why make one server Windows? > >> Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-14 Thread Ken Cobler
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote: > Mandag 14 august 2006 12:52 skrev Alfred: > > See my comments below.. > >> I agree with the Two server idea. >> But >> One) Why make one server Windows? >> Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main >> server goes down. >> Two) Why use Win4Li

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server (OFF-TOPIC, please foregive me)

2006-08-14 Thread Verner Kjærsgaard
Mandag 14 august 2006 12:52 skrev Alfred: See my comments below.. > I agree with the Two server idea. > But > One) Why make one server Windows? > Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main > server goes down. > Two) Why use Win4Lin hardware being cheap make this second s

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-14 Thread Alfred
I agree with the Two server idea. But One) Why make one server Windows? Better yet make it a clone of the LTSP that can take over if the main server goes down. Two) Why use Win4Lin hardware being cheap make this second server have scsi or fast sata drives that allow for multiple sessions of Windo

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-14 Thread Ken Cobler
Krishna Murphy wrote: > Devraj, Ken, et. al.- > > I have the same challenge, but I'm utterly confident that QuickBooks will > NOT run under Wine - or any other such program. So I'm preparing to > install Windows Server 2003 as a virtual machine, then QB on it. My plan > is to allow LTSP users, a

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-14 Thread Joe Auerbach
I never checked the VMWare liscensing. if you're running the free version, then you should be fine. if you're running the liscences version, then you'll probably have a clause preventing it (not that this will stop you mechanically, but still). Alfred wrote: >I do not understand and may have

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-14 Thread Alfred
I do not understand and may have missed it but why not run vmware server I am about to finish setting it up now in a LTSP to run Quickbooks and Library software. So now any staff member can login to open up or restore a vmware server client? Just a thought. -

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Krishna Murphy
Devraj, Ken, et. al.- I have the same challenge, but I'm utterly confident that QuickBooks will NOT run under Wine - or any other such program. So I'm preparing to install Windows Server 2003 as a virtual machine, then QB on it. My plan is to allow LTSP users, and perhaps other LAN clients, to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Anselm Martin Hoffmeister
Am Sonntag, den 13.08.2006, 17:29 +0530 schrieb Ashish Nabira: > I don't think it's possible for the purpose you are looking for. You > have to use Windows Terminal services for making windows apps available. THIS IS SO WRONG. Just to put an immidiate opposite experience: We have been running ce

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Sudev Barar
On 13/08/06, Devraj Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking to emulate Windows applications using Wine and use LTSP > to run a terminal server setup. Is this possible, am I looking at the > right project for this sort of an application? > IMHO If you can run it under wine you should be

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Ken Cobler
Devraj Mukherjee wrote On 08/13/06 17:02,: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I am looking to emulate Windows applications using Wine and use LTSP > > to run a terminal server setup. Is this possible, am I looking at the > > right project for this sort of an application? > > > LTSP will give you a Linu

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Ashish Nabira
I don't think it's possible for the purpose you are looking for. You have to use Windows Terminal services for making windows apps available. Thanks & regards Ashish Nabira ITOPS TIER1 ,BLR NOC X89845 Sun Microsystems Ph: +91 80 56930854 "Work is worship." Devraj Mukherjee wrote On 08/13/06 17

[Ltsp-discuss] Replacement for Windows 2000 server

2006-08-13 Thread Devraj Mukherjee
Hi Everyone, I am looking to emulate Windows applications using Wine and use LTSP to run a terminal server setup. Is this possible, am I looking at the right project for this sort of an application? Thank you for your time.