Thread: Guide to setting up Windows 2003 Server

Guide to setting up Windows 2003 Server, as the workstation
Yes, the system has a notable difference from Windows XP Professional, aimed, first and foremost, to maximize the reliability of the OS. Particularly striking is the fact that now disabled by default many of the functions that are intended for home users virtually mandatory, but does not seem to be required on the server machine, such as desktop themes, and three-dimensional acceleration even sound!

On the Internet, many materials telling about how to make the system a little closer to the user, in particular, on the site issued detailed instructions, which I will try to briefly pereskazat with some otsebyatiny shares.

Let's begin:

1. The first thing otklyuchi zadolbannoe dialog Manage Your Server that appears each time immediately after booting the PC. To do this, you need only in the same window, checking Don't display this page at logon.

2. Now you create the necessary user accounts, Starting, if not all the work is done on the PC is because, under the Administrator account, which is correct: Run in the Start menu, line, enter the command LUSRMGR.MSC - start dialog Local Users and Groups . In this dialogue to create a new user (s) and Ask him the necessary rights.

3. The next step is to disable so-called Shutdown Event Tracker, otherwise every time I try to switch off or reboot his PC, the system will have you got to try to discover the real cause of this strange intentions. The extra dialog boxes and we were to anything, even more so when you turn off your PC, but because Run in the Start menu, line, enter the command GPEDIT. MSC, in the window that appears Editor panel politician Group Policy switch to a Local Computer Policy> Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> System item and select Display Shutdown Event Tracker. Set this parameter to the situation Disabled.

4. This is important for every sysadmin, just like Internet Explorer, by default in Windows Server 2003 is very tight security settings: he transferred to the state of Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration, which is accessible only to the tried and tested domains. In practice, this means blocking the entire Internet. To give IE security settings in the normal state, there is a need for dialogue on the Internet Options Security translate engine in the Medium situation.

5. Strangely enough, but by default in Windows Server 2003 is off and hardware accelerator for Dreg_lo.avi, even if the graphics card drivers are installed absolutely correctly, just after it was incorporated modern three-dimensional boosters will be able to plough a full reel. What has been done? And for the fact that the server is not necessary, or to the admin is not abused at work every "kvakami." Start a dialogue properties of the display, click on the Settings tab and the Advanced button switch to a page Troubleshoot - is needed to move the slider Hardware Acceleration in the extreme right-position, setting the maximum hardware acceleration mode. The functions of hardware acceleration for DirectX, such as DirectDraw, Direct3D and AGP Texture Acceleration, also disabled, to enable them to run the dxdiag.exe Display tab and click the appropriate button. Since it is recommended to update himself DirectX, as well as the latest drivers to install video cards. Windows Server 2003 offers already outdated DirectX 8.1, for some modern accelerators are already at least DirectX 9.0, so for a full recovery and setting a new multimedia features Wind will have to DirectX 9.0.

6. To in Windows Server 2003 include the possibility of using those desktop, enter in a row Run command SERVICES.MSC Start menu, find the list of services and service Themes in its properties dialog box, set the startup mode is in the Startup dropdown Automatic. I advise not to be configured Windows Server 2003 by default, and establish a mode that displays visual effects that best suits your system, and thy desires. From the system at the Advanced tab in the Performance section, click on Settings and on the Visual Settings choose those effects, which are really pleased with твои bodies of view, the olfactory system and other senses, keeping in mind that every effect takes away resources from the truly important program. I still recommend a standard leave popular reminding yet grandfather Windows 95. It's so pleased to see it with the reliability and without a present to him, fake!. Well, it's the case of each. My motto - "Down to hell sobachim all these thingies and raskrashechki, igrushechki for detishechek who enjoy all of dolbanogo XP!



7. In the same menu, Advanced tab, you can set a few more options: settle Processor scheduling option in the position of Programs and Memory usage is also in the position Programs - such plants more suited for the workstation. Of course, if you really intend to use the new system as maintained, then they do not change the settings - by default, they stand in the position for optimal server that the system Windows Server 2003, it is quite logical. In the Properties dialog system for Advanced tab> Error Reporting and even otklyuchi problem report, while it is desirable to leave the box next But notify me when critical errors occur, in time to Wind warned about their failures.


8. Unlike Windows XP, in the server version of the system, the label on the little one favorite player Windows Media Player is not strewn all possible menu in order to be%2