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Introduction to Windows Server 2003

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Windows Server 2003 is also known as Windows NT 5.2, and as such is the successor to Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1) and Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5.0.) Some students are lucky enough to recieve a free CD of Windows Server 2003, but not all students want to run it strictly as a server. For those people who want to run Doom 3, Half Life 2, Fear, Oblivion, or other cutting edge games on Windows Server 2003, tweaking their system to perform and act more like Windows XP can allow them to do this.

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Tweaking Windows Server 2003 in 6 Easy Steps

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1. Disabling the Manage Your Server page.
The very first thing you'll want to do is disable the Manage Your Server window. At the bottom left corner of the screen you'll see a checkbox that says "Don't display this page at login." Simply check that box and exit the window.

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2. Disabling the Shutdown Event Tracker.
The next step is to disable the Shutdown Event Tracker. This annoying feature requires you to manually type in the reason you're shutting down Windows Server 2003 each time. To disable this, and use the classic shutdown window, simply goto:

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3. Enabling Windows XP Themes and Sound.
Windows Server 2003 actually ships with the Luna (Windows XP style) theme, but it is disabled by default. To enable it:

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4. Enabling DirectX and Hardware Acceleration.
Of course, anyone who wants play games on their Windows PC needs DirectX and hardware acceleration enabled. To do that, simply right click on your desktop and select Properties. Click on the Settings tab, then Advanced and then Troubleshooting. Move the slider all the way to the right to Full, and click OK.

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5. Getting Windows Server 2003 to Recognize Your Scanners, Digital Cameras, and WebCams.
Simply go back to the Start menu> click on Run and then type in services.msc again. This time we'll be looking for the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service. Once you find it, double click on it to load the Windows Image Acquisition Properties window. Once again, simply click the Start button to start the service. Once the service is loaded, click on the Startup type drop down box and select Automatic. Finally hit OK and the Windows Image Acquisition service will start each time Windows Server 2003 loads.

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6. Making Windows Server 2003 run like a Workstation.
The last main tweak to get Windows Server 2003 to run like a workstation, is to change the way it handles programs and memory usage. By default it gives priority to background services, which is how a server should work. However, this generates poor performace for those not running their system as a server. To change this, simply right-click on my computers, and click on Properties. Next click on Advanced> Performance Settings> and the Advanced tab. Adjust both options for best performance of Programs, then hit OK.

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Running Windows Server 2003 as a Workstation Longterm

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While Windows Server 2003 is not meant to be a gaming OS, or really a personal end-user OS, some people have their reasons for using it in that manner anyway. There are several issues that you'll encounter if you run Windows Server 2003 for any long period of time. One of which is that some programs refuse to install, even though they would actually run fine on Win2k3. One of those programs is Doom 3. The msi installer detects which version of Windows you're running, and for some reason they excluded Windows 2003 from the installer. Luckily, since it is an MSI file, you can edit it to allow you to install the file. Click here for instructions on how to install Doom 3 on Windows Server 2003, thanks to flexbeta.net. The instructions on that site apply to almost any MSI installer that refuses to install because of your OS. I've even used Orca to get Microsoft Virtual Server to install on Windows XP Home, although it required way more editing and global find and replacing than the simple Doom 3 example in that link (and note, Virtual Server requires IIS which is a pain to get installed on Windows XP Home.)

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1st Mainboard Anyway, hope this helps someone out there.

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