Q: I like the Windows 2003 Web Server Edition installation to try out.
The “Dxdiag.exe” DirextX Analyzer shows that there was no Direct3D, so I move to an ATI Radeon Driver.
Only found ATI to explain his that “Windwo 2003″ Business is an OS only, and no driver will be provided by ATI.
I try installing the driver WindowXP, but the solution it
Any Window2003 refuse to take?
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Action pack subscriptions are only $299
$299/year for:
Windows? XP Professional with Service Pack 1; Small Business Server 2000 with Service Pack 1; SQL ServerTM 2000 Developer Edition; Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server; Mobile Information Server 2002; Office XP Professional with Service Pack 1; Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server; SharePointTM Portal Server 2001; Publisher 2002; MapPoint? 2002; Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 3; Outlook? 2002; SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2; Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3; Visio? 2002 Professional Service Release 1; FrontPage? 2002; ISA Server Service Pack 1; SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 2; Project 2002 Professional; Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
And they let you use it to run corporate intranets too… that's one of their more lenient "non-production" licenses. Cool 
Re:Window 2003 – not a Gaming OS?
No Sh*t!!!!! When i saw this topic i knew it was going to be just what CTho said. You have wayyyy to much time on your hands lol.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
So the lack of Direct 3D is on purpose?
Guys not every Direct 3D is for gaming, I have quite a bit of WimAmp 3D ScreenSaver using the Direct3D.
OpenGL seem to have fallen out of favor.
I suppose I can't run the 3D Studio Max's Direct3D Acceleration either
Yea, cause you know, everyone runs winamp and fancy screensavers on their servers. "Real" server admins love it when their servers have more stuff that can break even though they don't want to use it.
Re:So the lack of Direct 3D is on purpose?
Guys not every Direct 3D is for gaming, I have quite a bit of WimAmp 3D ScreenSaver using the Direct3D.
OpenGL seem to have fallen out of favor.
I suppose I can't run the 3D Studio Max's Direct3D Acceleration either
Re:Frankly, I see the answer to the thread in the title.
Window 2003 – not a Gaming OS?Windows 2003 is not a gaming OS, no matter how you slice it. Want a workaround? It's called Windows XP.
\Dan
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
Now I certainly could be wrong on this one, but it was my understanding that their isn't a trial or school version of the web server edition
Maybe not, but I got my 2003 web server edition media with my action pack upgrade mailing yesterday, so subscription members should be getting or have gotten theirs.
subscription members play games on their server releases? heh. Too bad subscriptions are so extremely expensive 
Action pack subscriptions are only $299
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Now I certainly could be wrong on this one, but it was my understanding that their isn't a trial or school version of the web server edition
Maybe not, but I got my 2003 web server edition media with my action pack upgrade mailing yesterday, so subscription members should be getting or have gotten theirs.
subscription members play games on their server releases? heh. Too bad subscriptions are so extremely expensive
Re:Now I certainly could be wrong on this one, but it was my understanding that their isn't a trial or school version of the web server edition
Maybe not, but I got my 2003 web server edition media with my action pack upgrade mailing yesterday, so subscription members should be getting or have gotten theirs.
Re:I mean in general, as far as I'm aware there is not a trial of the web edition either…
Re:Originally posted by: guy
while I do agree that the only reason people have to play games on Windows 2003 Server is so that they can say that they did a number of them probably got the OS as a trial version or as part of their school licensing. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt rather than just assuming that they pirated it. In either case they should be playing their games on Windows XP and not a Server OS. -Spy
Now I certainly could be wrong on this one, but it was my understanding that their isn't a trial or school version of the web server edition….
Bill
Re:while I do agree that the only reason people have to play games on Windows 2003 Server is so that they can say that they did a number of them probably got the OS as a trial version or as part of their school licensing. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt rather than just assuming that they pirated it.
In either case they should be playing their games on Windows XP and not a Server OS.
-Spy
Re:You really think he paid $1k for a gaming OS anyway? 99% of Server 2k3 posts here can be summarized as "I pirated Windows Server 2003 and want to be l33t by playing games on a server OS. How do I be l33t like that?" Cost (http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=server+2003&btnG=Froogle+Search).
No, I don't, but when it becomes obvious the threads finally get locked 
Bill
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Any solution?
No, your violating your license "Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, can be used solely to deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services. Customers can use Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, to install the following: Web server software; for example, IIS. Web availability management software; for example, Microsoft Application Center."
The OS isn't licensed for use with other apps (such as 3d games)
Bill
You really think he paid $1k for a gaming OS anyway? 99% of Server 2k3 posts here can be summarized as "I pirated Windows Server 2003 and want to be l33t by playing games on a server OS. How do I be l33t like that?" Cost (http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=server+2003&btnG=Froogle+Search).
Re:Any solution?
No, your violating your license "Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, can be used solely to deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services. Customers can use Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, to install the following: Web server software; for example, IIS. Web availability management software; for example, Microsoft Application Center."
The OS isn't licensed for use with other apps (such as 3d games)
Bill
Re:I saw a group of people released a utility that would automatically configure Win2003 as a workstation OS so that games will run better.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Still, I wish Microsoft give user a choice:
So far, installing the Window2003 is even faster than WinXP.
The Footprint of W2003 Web Edition was only around 850mb, quick small compare to WinXP.
I find the Response time to be quicker than any OS I've used so far.
Has anyone got it to TAKE the WinXP Driver on Radeon?
You can get Windows 2003 to work as a "gaming OS," but you will have to fiddle with it quite a bit. W2K3 is designed to be a server OS, and as such quite a bit of desktop OS "fluff" (DirectX, web browsing, etc.) is disabled by default. In the end, the code base for 2K3 is essentially the same as XP, and you will see little benefit of running 2K3 as a desktop OS over a tweaked and streamlined XP. Not to mention the cost difference; XP runs $100-200, versus a few thousand for a copy of 2K3.
Search for this topic on the forums here, it's been mentioned many, many times over the past couple of months.
Re:Yes, people have.
Hope linking to other forums isn't a no-no:
http://rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=33689347
Re:Still, I wish Microsoft give user a choice:
So far, installing the Window2003 is even faster than WinXP.
The Footprint of W2003 Web Edition was only around 850mb, quick small compare to WinXP.
I find the Response time to be quicker than any OS I've used so far.
Has anyone got it to TAKE the WinXP Driver on Radeon?
Re:Even if you manage to install the 3D driver, you still can't expect the games the run correctly. Windows 2003 Server is not made for games.
As far as I know, Windows XP Home Edition is the OS choice for new games.
Re:im running win2k3 server right now as a regular os.. well i was, but i just formatted to winxp. worked perfectly fine for me, performed pretty good too. i have a nvidia card though.
Re:Control Panel -> Display -> Settings -> Advanced -> Troubleshooting -> Hardware Acceleration
Set the slider here to full to enable DirectX.
And as far as I recall quite a few folks over at Rage3D managed to install the ATI drivers without any problems.
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