After a lot of thought and suggestions from all of you, I've decided to beef up my old machine a bit and use Windows Server 2008 R2. I was able to obtain a copy of this at a discount, so it makes more sense. Also, it's nice having the version with all of the features... I guess I'm a "just in case" type of guy.
This is going to be quite a project, and if I can get my hands on Microsoft Exchange 2010, I might put it on there too. It'll be nice to play around with this and host my own Exchange server too. I'll keep you all updated.
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what happened to good old linux?
Nice pick, even better that you got it at a discount.
Let us know how it goes for you. I'll be following your blog waiting for your review!
Take care.
Good luck, I hope it works.
sounds like a fun project to me
sounds nice
Good luck with the project!
I would rather go with linux for server, but I would love to hear some review of windows 2008 :)
Sounds awesome. Let us know how it goes!
good plan! :)
good info!
have fun playing around.
I never knew blogging could be this much fun!
Good luck with it should be a fun project.
seems good let me know if it works well couse i've to do a fuckin home server
i'd like to try this out myself
I like your blog man, great reads every time. :)
sounds good, let us know how it gets on.
I need a windows server.
i think it's a good choice
Good luck! It makes for a good exercise.
Great choice!
I used to work at Win Serv 2008 R2. Awesome experience.
I really need to get on the ball and learn server 2008. Still running SBS 2003 here
So what steered you towards Server 2008 R2 over any other server software?
Cool! Good luck with that server.
Good luck with that!
Looking forward to hearing how it goes
lool
LOL dawg don't do it as an MCITP enterprise administrator i advice you not to do it.
is it bad that i have no idea what that is >.>
well anyway enjoy your upgrade haha
i would love to know how it works out
Looking forward to hearing how this all works out.
Should have gotten ubuntu instead :P its free.
Thanks for the update. I hope your build comes off a success! :D
cool
So you ended up deciding on creating your server. Smart choice mate. Also, good idea on beefing up your machine because thats going to be vital for what your planning on doing.
Great choice! keep us posted
When I went to the MS developers conference last September, they were giving out free copies of Exchange and Windows 7 Professional. Yea, I was using the beta of 7, but it was awesome that I got a 64bit version of Pro. HAven't looked back yet since I was using XP.
Lol I get this software for free...It feels good mang being a Computer Engineer.
I'd like to do it aswell but sadly i don't have a spare machine ._.
Nice. Best of luck to ya man
Lol, i'm just installing an ubuntu server. I sugest you rethink your choice.
I don't have a home server, but I want one.
I need a windows!
Good decision dude... been on r2 for a while now.
by discount, do you mean the Five-Finger or the Tore-Rent Discount?
Still using S2K3 here.
I was going to say "keep us updated" but you've already said you would. So, just keep to your word!
Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Thats pretty neat.
I thinks it a good move for you. Great server for your needs.
top notch stuff really.
Glad to hear your acne and raor burn went away! Have you tried using a little bit of olive oil on your face ever?
sweet let me know how that goes. I got 2 old towers I'm thinking of turning into servers. if you can document what your doing and make like posts on what your up to, that would be great
hurray for the server
Nice, would've personally gone with Debian or something similar, but that's a good choice too.
If you plan on installing Exchange, I recommend you go with Windows Small Business Server 2008.
Good luck...you'll need it :(
That's great! I hope it works out well for you :)
good stable choice
always a good read!
Good luck, tell us how it works,.
Awesome!
Good luck, too. I'd love to do something similar one day..but alas, I like the time and resources.
What kind of hardware are you running?
Good luck with this I hope it works well!
Excellent choice, sir.
Keep us posted. I've always find MS media related offerings to be crippled by DRM junk.
I personally would never purchase Apple software myself...I'll just let my work do that =D
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