Eureka!

The installation procedure of SBS2003 has not been going as smooth as I had planned. Every time I attempt to install it (must be about 5 times now) there are some issues with the Server Tools or the Server Monitoring Tools not installing correctly. No matter what I seem to do, these always fail. I’m about to give up on it, thinking that it must be my hardware.

Oh, on another note, I ordered a copy of the French localization of SBS2003. Unfortunately, I can’t use it, and if anyone want to purchase it from me, or trade it for an english version, please contact me.

I finally completed the downlaod for the long-awaited Windows Longhorn Beta. My first impressions as I am going through the installation process are (to say the least) are that of surprise, and relief at the same time: Microsoft is finally putting total emphasis on usability and have totally rethought the user interface. The setup process is now totally graphical, and it only requires two steps: a) what partition to install it on, and b) what name you will give this computer. It then proceeds to do the complete installation on its own. Right now I’m waiting for that to finish up, so more on this as I go along.

[Edit 7/31/2005 00:56]
Well, it finally finished it’s install. And the user interface is georgous. Now downloading the 64-bit version to install on my AMD Athlon64 machine. Being that VISTA is backwards compatible, I will try to use it for everyday use and see what the benefits really are. This link has some really great info: http://www.winsupersite.com