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"D. Spencer Hines" <> wrote in message news:...
> VERY Interesting.
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> Thank you.
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> From some of the comments about Vista, we hear "everything has been moved around and renamed" -- which sounds rather loony.
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> Any truth to that?
Uh ...
The following article is informative:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...rn-Server.html
Quote:
With all of the marketing hype aside, probably the best reason for running Windows Vista and Longhorn Server together is that they
are essentially the same operating system. To understand what I am talking about, you need to look at Microsoft's history of
operating systems. When Microsoft released Windows NT Server 4.0, they also released Windows NT Workstation at the same time. The
only difference between the two operating systems was a registry setting. By altering one registry setting, you could turn Windows
NT Workstation into Windows NT Server, and vice versa.
Fast forward a few years, and Microsoft did something similar with Windows 2000. Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional
were developed simultaneously and contained nearly identical kernels.
Microsoft's next server release was Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 was developed separately from Windows XP (to the best
of my knowledge), and there are some significant differences between the two operating systems.
When Microsoft decided to develop Windows Vista, they went back to their roots. Windows Vista and Longhorn Server were developed
simultaneously, using the same operating system kernel. In fact someone from Microsoft explained to me that differences in the two
operating systems (aside from applets, consoles, etc.) were only introduced into the code after Windows Vista released the Beta 2
stage of development. This ensured that the underlying code base was stable before server specific code was introduced.
Being that Longhorn Server and Windows Vista share a common kernel and user interface (although Aero is disabled by default in
Longhorn Server), it only makes sense that the two operating systems would work well together. However, a more compelling reason for
deploying Longhorn Server and Windows Vista together is that doing so can reduce your support costs.
Think about it for a minute. If both operating systems share a common core, then you don't really have to worry about training your
support staff on two separate operating systems. Yes, there are definitely server specific components that your support staff will
need to learn about, but eighty to ninety percent of code is going to be the same for both operating systems. That means that if
your support staff knows how to fix a problem in Vista then there is a good chance that they will also know how to fix the problem
if it should occur on a Longhorn server.
The code for the two operating systems is so similar that they share a single model for updates and service packs. I have heard
rumors that when the first service pack for Windows Vista is released, the service pack will also be intended for use on machines
running Longhorn Server. If that rumor is true, then it means that maintenance could be greatly simplified.
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To quote the quote:
1. Longhorn Server and Windows Vista share a common kernel
and user interface (although Aero is disabled by default in Longhorn Server)
2. I have heard rumors that when the first service pack for Windows Vista
is released, the service pack will also be intended for use on machines
running Longhorn Server.
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And now something completely different:
"Beware of hard-coding issues in Vista user folders"
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=436
Quote:
Microsoft has added the ability to move user folders such as the Desktop, Favorites, Contacts, and other user-specific data in
Windows Vista with simple drag-and-drop operations. While this is certainly an improvement over Windows XP where you could relocate
"My Documents" (Note that Microsoft has wised up and dropped My from the naming conventions) to a different physical or logical hard
drive partition, it still doesn't address the fundamental issue Microsoft's bad decision to put user data in the same volume as the
operating system.
I spoke out about this last summer when I wrote "Why Microsoft should put user data in a separate volume" and actually had a long
conversation with the now-retired Jim Allchin and even longer conversations with his team of engineers. A lot of technology writers
and readers praised for speaking out on that issue and wanted to know where Microsoft stood on this issue and I'm sad to inform you
that their answer was NO because the PC Makers and OEMs didn't want to confuse users with an additional partition.
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Cheers, Roman
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