“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.”
“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.”
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.
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.
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.
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)
…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.
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.
Couldn’t agree more. It is about time that we start having proper 64bit support.