2003 missing virtual directory?

[sirpelidor]

Hi, just installed 2003 enterprise edition that comes with my Visual Studio.Net 2003 enterprise edition package. Since there's only 1 disc for the 2003, I'm not surprise its gotta missing a lot of features.

However, I'm shock that there's no Virtual Directory setup avaible, and I don't want to log-in as administrator all the time.

1) Is there's anyway I can add a new user without virtual directory?

2) Does anyone have a list I can compare and see what are the stuff that I'm missing by using 2003 off VS.Net2003 enterprise edition

TIA

[fizban2]

Do you mean active directory?

[sirpelidor]

yea i meant to say active directory, thanks for correcting my M$ jargon.

so...how can I add a user?

thanks

[fizban2]

if it is Enterprise addition, it should have active directory available to it, server 2003 is only one CD normally, if you go into the control panel and choose add /remove programs, then choose the windows components and see if you can find active directrory to install

[chilifrei64]

you should just be able to go right click on my computer and click manage -> Local Users and Groups -> Users> then add your user.. This option is available on 2003 server. Only if you install active directory will this option go away. If you install active directory you also promote your coputer to a domain controller which will change security permissions on system directories and may cause problems with web services or application permissions.

Since you mention Visual Studios 2003.. I assume you will be doing programming with it.. If your programming doesnt require a domain enviroment then dont install active directory and just use local users.

[sirpelidor]

fizban2,

u said 2003 normally only got 1 cd. I looked at my 2003 SBS at work, there's like 4 DVDs there.

Since 1 dvd contain 4.5g of info... are you suggesting those extra 3.8g data is extra options that I won't have?

since I'm using 2003 enterprise edition, am I safe to assume it suppose to contains more option/features then the SBS edition?

Again, could it be 1 cd because my enterprise edition is off my Visual Studio.NET enterprise edition (so M$ took off most of the option/functions) and not the "2003 server Enterprise Edition" someone would buy it off the shelf?

thank you for your time

Edited October 12, 2005 by sirpelidor

[chilifrei64]

SBS is a 4 CD package because you essentially have one cd for the OS, one cd for exchange, one cd for SQL and one CD for ISA. .. something along that line.

Standard and Enterprise are only 1 CD normally. now.. depending on how you buy it.. through dell, oem, or by any other means, you may get extra other CD's/DVD's. but for the most part.. the standard VLK versions of 2003 server OS are single CD sets.

Also.. what you get with enterprise edition is the support for more hard drive space, it can address more memory and can address larger amounts of memory at a time, more CPU's and clustering.. maybe a few more but that is really what enterprise is. and really you get "more" with SBS because you get exchange, sql, isa, outlook, plus remote web workplace and my company web all in one package except you have the limitation of only one domain controller and only something like 75 clients.

[sirpelidor]

chilifrei64, thank you for ur explaination.

Now that I have a clear idea what diff between among all those win2003.

When I first got my visual studio 2003 enterprise edition, i thought all the extra packages it came with (win server 2003, exchange server 2003, safe source, win server 2000 sp4, commerce server) were only half working softwares (i can't help to think this way...after all i always assoicate M$ with $ heheh).

For a short moment, i thought i had to go get myself a "real" win server 2003 off the shelf in order to have anything functional, now that I know they are basically same thing, and i'm very relief.

once again, thank you for all your time