Original articleDisenchanted with Vista? Why not convert Windows Server 2008 into the lean, efficient, reliable 'power user' OS that Windows should be? InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy, who has been using a converted 'Workstation' 2008 as his primary OS since hitting a wall using Vista as a Visual Studio development platform four months ago, says the guerrilla OS has turned his Dell notebook into a well-oiled machine that never gets sluggish and rarely needs to reboot. Those interested in making the switch should check out win2008workstation.com, a clearinghouse for 'Workstation' 2008 tips and techniques. Kennedy also offers a link to a Windows 2008 Workstation Converter utility for those looking to quickly convert a fresh Server 2008 install without hacking the registry or manually installing/enabling lots of services and features.
I'm definitely intrigued and interested. If I could get hold of a copy of Server 2008 (maybe I'll speak to my network admin very nicely), I'd definitely like to try this, since from what I've heard Server 2008 is one thing that Microsoft did get right. That being said, there's some very good points made both for and against this in the original article comments.
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