Windows Server 2008 as workstation

[amddude]

Some dude here has made a lame guide on how to turn 08 server into a workstation-oriented OS.

I use 2k3 on my desktop and I'll be picking up a copy of 2k8 at a launch event. I remember benchies back in the day showing 2k3 was faster, but I'm not sure that 2k8 is faster vs vista sp1. Anybody know about that?

 

[stash]

Why is it a lame guide? I know a lot of guys running 2008 on their laptops.

 

[amddude]

Compared to http://win2k3.msfn.org/ it's not quite as thorough.

 

[MrChad]

I thought Vista SP1 used the same kernel as Server 2008.

 

[amddude]

Originally posted by: MrChad
I thought Vista SP1 used the same kernel as Server 2008.

I've also heard this.

 

[Seppe]

yeah vista with sp1 will be up to date with server 2008 kernel. so that would kind of make the server a stripped down version of vista, laking all the media, and other stuff, but without benches you can't tell if it will be any faster.

 

[stash]

You can add most of the Vista stuff back in with the desktop experience feature, so the performance differences would probably be marginal. A lot of people will say 2008 is faster, but that opinion is usually based on the amount of memory in use. That number will be lower on 2008 without SuperFetch enabled, but doesn't necessarily mean it will be faster.

 

[amddude]

Gonna bump this oldie. Has anyone migrated from 2k3 to 2k8? Any performance increases?