Beginner has question on Windows 2003 srvr & Win2003 SBS

22 Mar 2005 7:45 PM

Russell DeMarco

We have approx. 8 workstations and want to setup a Win 2003 server. The SBS
pkg is much cheaper. All we need (or want) is Win 2003. Is there any
reason we shouldn't save the money and go with SBS and just NOT install
Exchange, etc. Are there differences between W2003 & SBS other than the amt
of users and the add'l software bundled in? Will I be able to install just
W2003 for now?

Thanks...

23 Mar 2005 12:14 PM

Arek Iskra [MVP]

Well, one of the most important things to consider for SBS is that
everything has to run on one physical box. So make sure it is well equipped
one if you decide to go for it. Here is a neat article on SBS:
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=416

And here is a good starting point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx

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Arek Iskra
MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution

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> We have approx. 8 workstations and want to setup a Win 2003 server. The
> SBS
> pkg is much cheaper. All we need (or want) is Win 2003. Is there any
> reason we shouldn't save the money and go with SBS and just NOT install
> Exchange, etc. Are there differences between W2003 & SBS other than the
> amt
> of users and the add'l software bundled in? Will I be able to install
> just
> W2003 for now?
>
> Thanks...
>
>