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frobene   12-23-2008 at 07:35:25 AM

I built a windows 2000 server for my small office 2004 but never put it to use. Fully loaded. Of what use can this server be to me in my house (no more office use)? In other words how can I convert this computer to a multimedia server?

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brian057   12-29-2008 at 11:19:30 PM
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In my experience there is not much more that a server OS can do in home use than could be done with say Win2k/XP Pro. Really, it just sounds like you will be looking to just share files and/or media. This can be done very well, with good security, with any "Pro" edition of Windows 2k/XP. Server editions give the advantage of using Active Directory and creating domains which are generally good if you want to control what your users can or can't do. In homes this can be considered overdoing it.

That all being said you can use the "Server" edition just like the regular "Pro" editions to share your files with good security if it is all set up and you just want to put it to use. The server that you built probably has the ability to be very scalable(upgradeable) and able to hold massive amounts of info/data. So, if you are looking for a file server this would be great to share out your stuff.

That is what I would use it for if it wasn't too loud and bothersome.

Hope that provides some ideas. Happy New year to you!

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Pointertovoid   12-31-2008 at 08:25:59 PM
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At least, W2k Server would make use of a quad-core processor, or a dual-core with HT. Pro limits to a dual-core or two monocores.

By the way, Xp and W2k3 count HT as a single processor for licensing.

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frobene   01-06-2009 at 10:25:02 PM
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brian057, thank you very much. To share multimedia or other files is my goal. I may also host a web site if an idea for the site creeps in.

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ijack   01-07-2009 at 09:11:27 AM
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pointertovoid - Not true. Have a look at Microsoft's answer. FTA: "Windows XP Professional can support up to two processors regardless of the number of cores on the processor." You only need one XP licence, however many cores you are running. To run Windows server on a dual-processor computer you need two server licences, etc. If you want to run multi-processor computers XP Pro is by far the cheaper solution (unless you want to run more than eight cores!).

It may be that the licensing requirements have changed since this article but the physical support will be the same.

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