freebies - but now what do i do with em

[BroadbandPlacey]

this may sound a wee bit daft - but i got hold of various eval versions of Microsoft server 2003,

now sorry for supreme thickness,

im presuming i cant use this server edition as an ordinary version of windows? eg, it wont install and play games and office apps?

but i can use these for a download box, personal web hosting, remote access that sorta thing?

[Twigman]

Well you can use it for what you like but bear in mind:
1. Driver support (for example in testing I tried to install it on some optiplex dell machine, before putting it on a server...wasnt happenening...no drivers)
2. Software support (everything runs on XP....doesnt guarantee it will run on 2003 I dont think...)

But appart from that should be fine for most things.

[BroadbandPlacey]

your saying its possible HL2 and CS:S will work on this :D

shuttle will become a server at the weekend if thats possible :D

[keot]

How to convert your Windows Server 2003... to a Workstation! (http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/index.htm)

tried it before. works quite well, but something made me waddle off back to windows 2000. can't quite remember.

[BroadbandPlacey]

KEOT you legend :D :D :D

i also might get network printing working now as well :)

[M3ta7h3ad]

lol nice one placey :) I see my posts in that other thread about wga has turned you to the slightly more legal side of using whatever trial version you can get hold of :D lol. Nice one.

I have loads of server eval stuff, think I shall be following keots link :) and using it sometime soon :D Cheers boyo!

[BroadbandPlacey]

no it was more of the FREE part that made me get em :D