Arthur Fuller
artful at rogers.com
Tue Apr 6 14:03:15 CDT 2004
I have read the various pages at microsoft.com and I still can't understand what these packages are for, or what they include, or why I would choose one of these over a standard Windows server + a SQL Server installation. It's not even clear to me which OS, if any, is included in each package. Call me dense! I don't want to risk an install just to find out. All the versions of said products say "2002" except Host, which says "2000". Can someone give me a concise rundown of what these include, at whom they are targeted, what else I might have to install or purchase to make it work (i.e. I don't do credit-card billing so maybe commerce server is pointless; etc.). I think Exchange Server is primarily about integrating many users' Outlook databases, but even that I'm not sure about. Call me dense! I have a genuine server, kind of old and by today's standards kind of slow, but for my home office it's fine. It runs Windows 2000 Advanced Server (cuz it has twin P3-400Mz chips), has a RAID setup, and currently doesn't do much more than run SQL 2000 plus provide access to a few shared directories. Since I have copies of all the products mentioned in the subject line, what might I gain by installing one or more of said products? Should I consider installing one or more in a multi-boot setup, thereby protecting my current installation, or should I back up my SQL data and overwrite/update the current install? TIA, Arthur