hougtimo Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hi,I use windows server 2003 as my main os on my main machine, I have just aquired a laptop and I am wondering about installing server 2003 on it aswell. However, i need to no if it will cope ok with it, or whether I'm better off with 2000 Pro.Specs:Intel Celeron 600MHZ192MB RAM12GB HDDCD Rom DriveI have drivers for the machine for Server 2003, just not sure whether it'll be quick and responsive in use, like 2000 is.Any opinions / help are greatly appreciate.ThanksHougTimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizban2 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard EditionComponent RequirementComputer and processorPC with a 133-MHz processor required; 550-MHz or faster processor recommended; support for up to four processors on one serverMemory128 MB of RAM required; 256 MB or more recommended; 4 GB maximumHard disk1.25 to 2 GB of available hard-disk spaceDriveCD-ROM or DVD-ROM driveDisplayVGA or hardware that supports console redirection required; Super VGA supporting 800 x 600 or higher-resolution monitor recommendedTop of pageTop of pagethe computer will run 2003, it probably will not run it fast and would not be as responsive as it would be with 2000, what are your plans for the laptop? why do you want to run 2003 on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spapps Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 its not really recommended for a laptop - with a celeron it will run a bit slow with that CPU speedBattery will also drain out more often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Hi,I use windows server 2003 as my main os on my main machine, I have just aquired a laptop and I am wondering about installing server 2003 on it aswell. However, i need to no if it will cope ok with it, or whether I'm better off with 2000 Pro.Specs:Intel Celeron 600MHZ192MB RAM12GB HDDCD Rom DriveI have drivers for the machine for Server 2003, just not sure whether it'll be quick and responsive in use, like 2000 is.Any opinions / help are greatly appreciate.ThanksHougTimoGo with Win 2000 Pro 'cause this lapotop is obsolete for Win2003. Why would you like to install Server OS on a laptop anyway? Edited January 6, 2006 by N1K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHoenig Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 its not really recommended for a laptop - with a celeron it will run a bit slow with that CPU speedBattery will also drain out more often! I use it on a laptop but that laptop has a 3GHz Pentium 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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