Difference Between Windows 2003 and XP

[RBCC]

Is there a difference between the logon, boot and desktop screens in Windows 2003 and Windows XP , could someone outline those differences between those version of Windows? John

[Peteski]

logon, yes

'03 uses the classic logon screen and xp uses the new logonui screen

boot, yes

the progress bar is a shade of grey instead of blue / green

the main branding bmp is also predictably different

desktop, kinda

by default '03 doesn't use themes so you're in classic mode

the start menu default places and pinned items are also different

my computer doesn't show my documents or common tasks and the details view is the global default

overall, yes there are quite a few changes

hardware acceleration is disabled

drive mounting is disabled

ieharden and shutdown event tracker are both enabled

need any specifics ?

just ask

Edited August 10, 2007 by Peteski

[RBCC]

In Windows 2003, can I use the logonui.exe file? or should use the msgina to hack the logon screen of Windows 2003? John

[RBCC]

How about OOBE? Is it availible in Windows 2003? John

[os2fan2]

OOBE has been pulled from WinXP sp3.