This Time, It's Different: Windows Server 2008 R2 In-depth
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Dec 2009 09:58 UTC
Windows "Windows Server 2008 R2 may sound a lot like its predecessor, but in many substantial ways it's a brand new product, despite the simple 'R2' tacked on the end. Ars takes a detailed look at all the new stuff that's hidden under that 'R2' moniker."
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R2's = awsome
by poundsmack on Wed 16th Dec 2009 19:17 UTC
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2005-07-13

both 2003 R2 and 2008 R2 are phenomenal releases. Stable, fast, packed with useful features. 2003 R2 was been my desktop OS since it came out and i never have any issues with it. good times.

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tabs
by renhoek on Wed 16th Dec 2009 21:45 UTC
renhoek
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2007-04-29

But did they fix the horrible interface of active directory? An user object has like at least 4 rows of tabs in a non-resizable window. (i mean this window http://www.intelliadmin.com/images/Logon%20Hours%20Active~*... )

The mmc itself is very good, they should use it for everything. There is absolutely no reason why not everything could be configured with the mmc.

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RE: tabs
by bannor99 on Thu 17th Dec 2009 03:59 UTC in reply to "tabs"
bannor99 Member since:
2005-09-15

That's one of my pet peeves of Windows - non-resizable windows.
It doesn't sound like it's a big deal until you're supporting or administering it day-in, day-out - but, trust me, it's a serious productivity-killer.

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RE: tabs
by Laurence on Thu 17th Dec 2009 14:40 UTC in reply to "tabs"
Laurence Member since:
2007-03-26

AD is one of the focus points of this article, so it might be worth a read.

(and in answer to your question, they do revamp the AD interface)

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They took away 32-bit support...
by madcrow on Thu 17th Dec 2009 18:52 UTC
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2006-03-13

...so I'm not interested. As a college student, I'm part of a program that could let me get a free (gratis) license, but I guess I'll not be downloading a copy since they don't even care about my hardware anymore.

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nt_jerkface Member since:
2009-08-26

and they shouldn't given how long 64 bit chips have been out.

Maintaining a 32 bit build of a server OS is a waste of resources.

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moondevil Member since:
2005-07-08

Couldn't agree more. It is about time that we start having proper 64bit support.

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