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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Windows Server 2008 can have desktop-experience components turned on, so much so that it looks and feels like Windows 7 even with Aero Glass look and feel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In my opinion under the hood they are functionally equivalent, just with different registry tweaks to make them more server oriented rather than desktop oriented. (E.g. TCP sliding window sizes are smaller on Server editions so that many many users get a more equitable share of resources when serving, things similar to that, just tweaks.).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Unless your software is specifically written to NOT run on server 2008 R2, and there are some apps out there that really really won’t run, not even in Compatibility Mode as XP SP3, for example, then you should be fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Normal things like Chrome etc all run fantastically well, Speedtest.net, flash, everything should pretty much work on Server 2008 R2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Sean.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Wilson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Single Windoze virtual desktop<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I looked all over for a nice simple VPS provider recently for personal use. There are so many different options/quotas/etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Does it have to be Windows 7? Would Server 2008 / R2 suffice? <a href="http://www.mamothvps.com.au">www.mamothvps.com.au</a> have been very good for my use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net]">[mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Mcintosh<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 28 June 2012 10:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Single Windoze virtual desktop<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'>Hi Noggers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'>I use a Mac daily as my desktop and have been "clean" of Windoze for several years. However a couple of apps I need to run are Win only.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'>I'm looking for a hosted Win7 virtual desktop (hosted in Australia). I know I can run Parallels or VMware on my my Mac etc. but my preference is for something hosted out of a data centre for these particular apps.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'>Anyone know of any reputable Australian hosted virtual desktops providers who are willing to sell just a single desktop instance?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'>-James<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>