XP Professional is not a server OS it give preference to applications over services.
Your best bet is to get in the Microsoft partners program and get all this OS's and all the Office software etc for $299 a year. on 1/16/04 11:14, Steve Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm currently running Windows 2000 Advanced Server on my Windows box > and I'm looking for some advice on whether I should upgrade to WinXP. > My reasoning for selecting 2000 Advanced Server 3 years ago was that I > was looking for things like IIS, Terminal Services, File Services for > Mac, and Print Services for Mac. I don't really like the position that > I'm in because I'm using an OS that kinda well like ummm is not really > 100% official. However I wasn't going to pay for a bunch of stuff that > I didn't need, simply to allow my 9.x Macs to communicate with my > Windows box. At this point if I can justify the expense, I'd much > rather buy what I need and be totally legit. > > That was 3 years ago and many things have changed since then. My main > Mac is now running OS X (Jaguar) and it has become my day-to-day > machine (i.e. mail, Word/Excel/Powerpoint, Witango Dev Studio, etc.) > and my Windows box is being used more for tasks that are specific to > Windows (i.e. MS Access, my accounting app, etc.) and for testing from > a Windows perspective. Currently I use Remote Desktop Connection on my > Mac to connect to my Windows box which allows me to start and stop > services, and to do things like changing my Tango (haven't upgraded > that box) Server's configuration file. > > I've been having problems with the Windows machine with apps crashing > and just weird behaviour and I know from past experiences that when you > are constantly adding software, deleting software, and doing the kind > of stuff that most of us do, an OS needs to be reinstalled from > time-to-time, usually every couple of years or so. That's what I'm in > the process of doing and I'm wondering whether it would be best to stay > with Win2000AS or to upgrade to a version of WinXP and if so, what > version of WinXP do I choose? > > I'm looking to hear from other users who have a mixed platform > environment and who are using a version of XP on their Windows boxes. > My questions are: > > - Do I need to go to Windows Server 2003? > - Can I get an equivalent to Terminal Services through WinXP > Professional? > - What are the differences between Terminal Services and Remote Desktop > for Administration? > - Does OS X need File Services for Mac on a Windows box in order for a > Mac to access a drive on the Win box? > - Should I just stay with the Win2000AS installation that I'm currently > running or is a version of XP/Server 2003 a better decision? > > If this should be handled off the list, please respond directly. > > Thanks for your help, > > Steve Smith > > Oakbridge Information Solutions > Office: (519) 624-4388 > GTA: (416) 606-3885 > Fax: (519) 624-3353 > Cell: (416) 606-3885 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://www.oakbridge.ca > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf -- Dan Stein Digital Software Solutions 799 Evergreen Circle Telford PA 18969 Land: 215-799-0192 Mobile: 610-256-2843 Fax 413-410-9682 FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dss-db.com "When you are born, you cry and those who love you rejoice. And if you live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who love you cry." ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
