Until about two weeks ago, I was running Windows 2008 Server as a desktop (laptop) OS, Codename Windows Workstation 2008. On the surface, it seems a very cool idea..right?..popping out windows 2008, Enterprise Edition on your laptops when most other people, at the very best are running Windows Vista Ultimate.And there's another argument that it is lots faster than Vista, thought they share the same kernel. I said until the recently, right?...yeah, you guessed right, I switched right back to Vista!
I really don't mind doing those crazy, or in the real words, cools stuff..but then, don't fancy going through unnecessary length too. As with most Windows Server OS on laptops, the major problem with running Server 2008 as a Workstation is you have to adjust every default setting in the OS, as it has been, by default, tuned for the Server OS it is meant to run. This isn't very hard to do as Server 2008, really is Vista, but on steroid! (maybe not steroid.. maybe some server apps are just added).Plus most (would have said all, but I know better!)necessary tweaks are well documented all around the internet. A good starting point should you still what to consider Windows Server 2008 as a workstation is www.win2008worstation.com.
The main issue I have with running Server 2008 is you might just need to tweak the installation of some software you really need on your system, and not all will work! Yes its the same kernel as Vista, but there definitely are some other conditions that are defined explicitly for the Server OS it is, which some applications only work or it, and some don't.
Here's my opinion: its cool and all, but what really is the point when you will still need to make it look like Vista. If there are some services that you really need in a Server OS, might just consider Vmware Server, and reducing the resource utilization to the barest minimum allowed for the Server to conserve resources. Believe me, running Server 2008 as a laptop working OS, might just be complete of time!
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