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I just installed a copy of Server 2003. One thing I noticed, there's no Welcome Screen in Server (the one called logonui.exe). However, the file exists in the system32 directory. What can I do to enable the XP style login? I'm pretty bored with the Server 2003 style of login.
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downgrade to xp then. 2003 is a base system they took out all xp junk to make it stable. if you want a xp looking computer USE xp. enough of a rant the login screen ive heard has a few "issues" to it, i for 1 am glad 2003 hasnt got it.
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downgrade to xp then. 2003 is a base system they took out all xp junk to make it stable. if you want a xp looking computer USE xp. enough of a rant the login screen ive heard has a few "issues" to it, i for 1 am glad 2003 hasnt got it.
wot kind oF issues?
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my biggest gripe with it is that its a resource hog, but ive heard lil birdies tweeting about the usual stuff like security and stability.
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Server 2003 is meant to be just that... a server. If you want a pretty OS, use a workstation operating system such as XP.
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You're right. The performance of Server 2003 is MUCH better than XP, both in terms of regular use and for my intranet site hosting.
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