version question

Ok, I have been looking across the vast web space and on Microsoft's website
compairing versions... the answer has eluded me...

Which version of Vista has replaced XP professional?

Specifically which version supports Active Directory?

Does Vista Enterprise support Active Directory?
Does Vista Business support active directory?
Does Vista Home Premium support active directory?


I know the home editions of XP does not support Active Directory and
"domain" administration as XP pro did... I guess that this is what makes
the Vista Business edition different than the Vista Home editions am I
correct in that logic...????

I have several sites running SBE Windows 2003 server w/AD and XP Pro as
workstations... now that XP is getting hard to get I am starting to look at
Vista...

Microsofts web site for compariing the versions is full of Hype and don't
really say which version supports AD.. and they have next to none on the
enterprise versions...

maybe i just missed it.somewhere in all the muddy waters of version lake...
thanks

Hi--

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx

Best of luck,

CH


"Tim_S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ok, I have been looking across the vast web space and on Microsoft's
> website compairing versions... the answer has eluded me...
>
> Which version of Vista has replaced XP professional?
>
> Specifically which version supports Active Directory?
>
> Does Vista Enterprise support Active Directory?
> Does Vista Business support active directory?
> Does Vista Home Premium support active directory?
>
>
> I know the home editions of XP does not support Active Directory and
> "domain" administration as XP pro did... I guess that this is what makes
> the Vista Business edition different than the Vista Home editions am I
> correct in that logic...????
>
> I have several sites running SBE Windows 2003 server w/AD and XP Pro as
> workstations... now that XP is getting hard to get I am starting to look
> at Vista...
>
> Microsofts web site for compariing the versions is full of Hype and don't
> really say which version supports AD.. and they have next to none on the
> enterprise versions...
>
> maybe i just missed it.somewhere in all the muddy waters of version
> lake...
> thanks
>
>

Let me lend some specificity to the answers to your questions for you and
Mort.

AD is supported by Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. It's not
supported by Home Premium.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...afa231033.mspx

Here is some additional information on the improvmeents in AD and GP in
Vista:

http://esj.com/News/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1677


Best of luck,

CH



"Tim_S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ok, I have been looking across the vast web space and on Microsoft's
> website compairing versions... the answer has eluded me...
>
> Which version of Vista has replaced XP professional?
>
> Specifically which version supports Active Directory?
>
> Does Vista Enterprise support Active Directory?
> Does Vista Business support active directory?
> Does Vista Home Premium support active directory?
>
>
> I know the home editions of XP does not support Active Directory and
> "domain" administration as XP pro did... I guess that this is what makes
> the Vista Business edition different than the Vista Home editions am I
> correct in that logic...????
>
> I have several sites running SBE Windows 2003 server w/AD and XP Pro as
> workstations... now that XP is getting hard to get I am starting to look
> at Vista...
>
> Microsofts web site for compariing the versions is full of Hype and don't
> really say which version supports AD.. and they have next to none on the
> enterprise versions...
>
> maybe i just missed it.somewhere in all the muddy waters of version
> lake...
> thanks
>
>

Let me lend some specificity to the answers to your questions for you and
Mort.

AD is supported by Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. It's not
supported by Home Premium.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...afa231033.mspx

Here is some additional information on the improvmeents in AD and GP in
Vista:

http://esj.com/News/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1677


Best of luck,

CH

"Mort" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:27:23 -0500, "Chad Harris"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Hi--
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx
>>
>>Best of luck,
>>
>>CH
>
> Chad... You completely missed the following when you replied:
>
>>"Tim_S" <> wrote
>>>
>>> Microsofts web site for compariing the versions is full of Hype and
>>> don't
>>> really say which version supports AD.. and they have next to none on the
>>> enterprise versions...
>
> --
> Mort D.

Thank you chad for that enlightend reply....
After comparing all the features on the Ultimate to XP,
I see no reason to leave XP until 2015....
By then we will have Windows 9 service pack 20...
thanks
Should call the next version Windows Pains...version 1


"Chad Harris" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Let me lend some specificity to the answers to your questions for you and
> Mort.
>
> AD is supported by Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. It's not
> supported by Home Premium.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...afa231033.mspx
>
> Here is some additional information on the improvmeents in AD and GP in
> Vista:
>
> http://esj.com/News/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1677
>
>
> Best of luck,
>
> CH
>
> "Mort" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:27:23 -0500, "Chad Harris"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi--
>>>
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx
>>>
>>>Best of luck,
>>>
>>>CH
>>
>> Chad... You completely missed the following when you replied:
>>
>>>"Tim_S" <> wrote
>>>>
>>>> Microsofts web site for compariing the versions is full of Hype and
>>>> don't
>>>> really say which version supports AD.. and they have next to none on
>>>> the
>>>> enterprise versions...
>>
>> --
>> Mort D.
>