RE: Using Server 2003 as desktop system

From: Alok Kumar (AlokKumar_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:55:01 -0800

I don't see that as a problem. I have a Server which I use as my desktop. I
think you can do more with a server that you can with XP.

Alok Kumar

"drhowarddrfinedrhoward" wrote:

> I'm just gettiing ready to start learning server 2003 and was wondering if I
> could use it as my main desktop system for everything I do now including
> from developing to word processing to stock trading software to games
> (though I don't play these), etc., just as if I was using XP?
>
> Any obvious problems with doing this? The computer I would be doing this
> on would not be publicly used except during tests.
>
>
>

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