Author Topic: Run Windows 2003 as Windows XP (Read 1331 times)

Pride · « **on:** March 23, 2006, 07:50:47 AM »

This was posted on Neowin, figured some of you might want to try it!

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=444659&st=0

The Shoctor · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2006, 08:22:19 AM »

I might give it a try... I just don't want to blow away my machine. Time to pull out the test hard drive!

TekieB · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:23:40 PM »

I did this awhile ago for a machine I was using in a mission critical setting but needed a stable windows based os. worked nicely

zx2slow · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2006, 04:51:38 PM »

XP x64 has been doing the same thing for a while now, its S2k3 x64 with XP the UI n' stuff

cuzzNkev · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2006, 04:06:00 PM »

Okay, so don't use the xpconv file from Neowin if you are running a corporate license version of 03. The file tells you that winlogin may not be able to verify the install and it turns to into a nice brick.

The Nstuff · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2006, 09:01:49 PM »

For a couple months, i was having all kinds of hardware issues with my main rig and was forced to use my server while I was diagnosing the issues. Server is running Win2k3 server and honestly? I found it to be a very peppy and stable desktop OS. I turned off all the server services, enabled all the standard desktop-related services that are disabled by default, and other than reporting that it was win2k3 server, it was just like XP... only it felt so much faster and peppy. I never used this utility, and basically did most the what it provides manually.

There are times with XP where the system just sits there and chews for a moment, then comes back to life. I'm so used to this behavior (even win2k pro had it) that I don't even notice it anymore unless i'm trying to get something done quickly. It was actually noticeable that this behavior was missing under win2k3 svr.

Hearing that Vista is based on win2k3 svr SP1 kernel, though very much tweaked, it gives me hope of the potential of Vista.

Author Topic: Run Windows 2003 as Windows XP (Read 1331 times)

TekieB