Windows 2003 as desktop

[colinbate]

I have just read the sticky above about converting windows server 2003 to desktop are there any real advantages in doing this over using windows XP

[MCT]

nope & if u play games, your better off to stick with xp

[SiMoNsAyS]

well it depends on the purpose of your work. i mean, if you're going to browse the net, write a document or something like that, then w2k3 appears to be a "bit" speedy than xp.

now if you are going to make intensive use of 3d graphics like play a game, then stick on xp.

[mjwood66]

I have converted four computers to Windows 2003 Desktop Workstations. I love it. More importantly, my wife loves it. The stability is incredible.

I do see where there might be some problems with games, but most games I play ran on Windows 2000 Professional and have no problems on the W2K3. My wife plays those little Hoyle Board and Card Games and has no problem.

Audio Grabber works flawlessly.

Current systems include a Tyan Tiger 760 MPX, 1 Gig RAM, and MP 2800s, a Compaq Laptop (funny, it works far better than Win XP Home or Professional ever did), two Shuttle Boxes with nForce 2 chipsets, 256 Megs of RAM (integrated graphics), and Athlon XP 2000s.

I am actually using it as a server on a Gigabyte 100 FSB board with a Duron 1300 and 784 Megabytes of RAM.

One thing that I did not was that W2K3 handles the integrated nForce 2 graphics far better than Windows XP did. Also, the Compaq Laptop is far more "zippier" now.

I'll lose a few applications in order to finally have a rock solid windows.