[dba-Tech] Installing a new OS

Hi Gustav:

It will part of a dual booting system. The default booting partition is
already server2003 enterprise edition. When ever possible I like to use
Windows server machines as it puts them on par with any of my Linux
stations. Maybe a hyper-V server with a graphical interface like
Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra...I hear it is pretty lean? ;-)

Any recommendations? Any experience with Hyper-V? Maybe the server2003 can
run as a virtual?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 1:47 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Installing a new OS

Hi Jim

I have an old HP zd8000 Pavilion with Pentium 4 dual core, 3 GHz, 2 GB ram.
Except for the outdated graphics adapter, it runs Windows 7 at a decent 3.9
experience index.

I was about trashing it but, just for the fun, installed Windows 7. A bit of
a challenge regarding graphics drivers. But I managed, and that gave this
fine old machine a second life.

So add a decent graphics adapter, and you could be off.

/gustav

>>> accessd at shaw.ca 16-03-13 5:08 >>>

The computer only has a couple of GB or RAM, 32bit and only a has dual core
so it is hardly a candidate for another version of Windows. 

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