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to: Richard B.
from: Robert Comer
date: 2003-04-09 12:51:44
subject: Re: Need to upgrade NT4 servers?

From: "Robert Comer" 

> I have moved everyone to W2k from NT, mainly for that hardware
> support, USB in particular. A couple of laptops with XP but only
> because they came with it.

We don't use any USB stuff here, so that's not a problem for me.

> just don't have the, uh, enthusiasm to do it right now.

I know that feeling!

- Bob Comer


"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:06:15 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >It might be nice if all PC's were running the same thing, but the wide
range of hardware kind of
> >precludes that and the cost of replacing all the hardware wouldn't be
enough
> >ROI to do a mass hw upgrade.
>
> I have moved everyone to W2k from NT, mainly for that hardware
> support, USB in particular. A couple of laptops with XP but only
> because they came with it.
>
> >W2K AD is just way to much overkill that it adds complexity that doesn't
need to be there.
>
> It sure seems that way to me but I can't say I have any real life
> experience with it either. I have extra PCs to set up a test AD
> scenario, just don't have the, uh, enthusiasm to do it right now.
>
> - Richard

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