Windows Sever 2008 is so fascinating

In recent months, people have heard that the Windows experience has become better after they have abandoned Windows Vista and switched to Windows Server 2008. But is it really good to abandon the use of Vista at hand and switch to Windows Server 2008?

For the past few weeks, I have been experimenting with Windows Server 2008 and using it as a "workstation" operating system on some virtual and physical systems. But I am not very sure that it is as high as some people say.

The first question is the price. In any respect, Windows Vista is not cheap. And Windows Server 2008 is more than your imagination, and its price tag is enterprise-level. Below is a list of prices for these two products:

◆Windows Vista Ultimate: $239.99

◆Windows Server 2008 Standard: $999.99

A set of Windows Server 2008 operating systems The price is almost the same as the price of a pretty good desktop. Do you think this is a disadvantage? At least I think it is like this...

Ok, let's put the price issue aside for a while, assuming you have a generous boss, a large sum of money, a skilled supplier, the freedom to access MSDN/TechNet, or just want to take advantage of the test. Do the experiment (you can legally run 240 days), can Windows "Workstation" 2008 be worthy of the hype?

A note about the cost: The money spent on purchasing Windows Server 2008 is only the first cost of joining the "Windows 'Workstation' 2008 Club." The consumer anti-virus and backup tools that you have been using in peacetime are not available on Windows Server 2008, so it will take a lot of money to familiarize yourself with the server version of these products. So, from my personal experience, I think it is not easy to "tamify" Windows Server 2008.

Going back to the question mentioned before, the answer is obviously no. You may complain that the answer is too short. I will explain the specific reasons in detail below.

One of the problems with using Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system is that it's not just about installing an operating system, loading drivers, and making appropriate test adjustments. I think the biggest problem with the Windows "Workstation" 2008 model is that you must always fight against the fact that the server operating system you are running (Windows Server 2008) is not designed for desktop use. And the other software you try to run also appears "behavior" at runtime, or even not at all. Of course, you can spend time and effort trying to make Windows Server 2008 look and feel closer to Windows Vista. Although the workload and difficulty of most of the problems you encounter can be estimated, these problems are endless and there is no strength. One just finished, the other soon came out.

So the real problem is that you spent a lot of time buying Windows Server 2008 and spending a lot of time and energy on it to make it an ideal workstation, but the final result is not very good. The resulting operating system is no better than Windows Vista. why? Because the kernels of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are the same, the real difference between the two operating systems is that the applications that run by default (or not running) are different, as well as some artificial configuration restrictions (if you are at least exact) What you need, you can make manual modifications). Many of the spam applications that you usually install on Windows Vista cannot be installed on Windows Server 2008.

So why are some people fascinated by Windows Sever 2008? I think this can be attributed to two reasons:

The first reason I mentioned above is that it is not a simple task to port many junk software installed on Windows Vista to Windows Sever 2008. thing. Less garbage reduction means better performance and higher stability.

Second, although the kernels of Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Vista are the same, is the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 much more robust and reliable than the RTM version of Windows Vista? why? Because Windows Server 2008 has been patched for a year, many upgrade packages have been integrated, including SP1. This is a huge difference.

Summary

If you want to get a better Windows experience, you better forget the so-called Windows "Workstation" 2008, select 64-bit Vista, and upgrade the memory to 8GB.