Windows Server 2003 Graphics Drivers

Morazl

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Why doesn't Nvidia support this OS for the GeForce 8 series? I'm planning on moving my home rig onto this OS because i'm currently learning about it and school along with Active Directory... It'd be better to use it as a Main OS to familiarize myself with it, no?

Is there anyone I can get drivers for an 8800GTS 640mb for Server 2003?

I personally find Server 2003 to be more responsive on the desktop compared to XP, too.
 
I wouldnt use it for a main os if you will be using it as a test server, i would use vmware or somthing.

For the drives just use the windows xp ones, as windows server 2003 is a server operating system so why would nvidia need to produce a driver for their high end gaming cards for this OS? ;)
 
My Windows 2003 box is running a GeForce 3Ti200 and I am using the Windows XP Drivers. They install and work fine, so, I assume the GeForce 8000 Series XP drivers will work as well.
 
My Windows 2003 box is running a GeForce 3Ti200 and I am using the Windows XP Drivers. They install and work fine, so, I assume the GeForce 8000 Series XP drivers will work as well.

Yep. Op as you are using it as a desktop os rerember to enable hardware acceleration for everthing, enable sound and disable the shutdown tracker.
 
It's a server OS, so Nvidia isn't required to provide support for more than the most basic VGA compatibility. To be honest, they're not required to do anything, but they do it as a courtesy to be honest, so does every other video card maker, but that's another thread.

XP drivers work fine with 2K3. If you get an issue running the installer .exe (if you do that sort of thing), then install the drivers either using Compatibility Mode (for XP SP2) or just install them manually from the .inf file if the driver provider supplies them in an extracted non-compressed format.
 
Yep. Op as you are using it as a desktop os rerember to enable hardware acceleration for everthing, enable sound and disable the shutdown tracker.

The shutdown tracker? Oh that thing that requires you to put in a reason for restarting/shutting down? That does get annoying.
 
The shutdown tracker? Oh that thing that requires you to put in a reason for restarting/shutting down? That does get annoying.

Yep, and it pisses you off every time you logon if you didnt shutdown properly.
 
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Why not just install VMWare and run Server 2003 off of that? That will give you even more freedom because you could run an instance of Server 2003 and another of XP Pro, allowing you to test out group policy, startup commands, and a bunch of other stuff.
 
I'm going to add another vote for the virtual setup. I'm currently using VirtualBox and I have an entire AD network for playing around running off of one PC. The best thing about it, is if you are learning the OS and you screw something up, you can just keep a backup copy of the clean install file and copy it back down.
 
I hope you won't just be using this?

There is no uPNP in 2003 server, its a real pain if you use it as a desktop OS
 
Also, since you plan to learn this as a server OS, DO NOT follow the guide above to turn it into a workstation. Learn the OS as it is, for what it is.
 
Also, since you plan to learn this as a server OS, DO NOT follow the guide above to turn it into a workstation. Learn the OS as it is, for what it is.

I only provided that link becuase i was under the impression he wanted to game on this machine.
 
I hope you won't just be using this?

There is no uPNP in 2003 server, its a real pain if you use it as a desktop OS

Rofl that's funny, how? upnp is one of the default things I disable in any box and I've never had a single problem with anything. All upnp does is leave you open to attacks.
 
I personally find Server 2003 to be more responsive on the desktop compared to XP, too.

It is untill you add ad, dns, exchange, etc onto it. Best bet is either a VM or a spare machine. I personaly prefer a spare machine.

Also, since you plan to learn this as a server OS, DO NOT follow the guide above to turn it into a workstation. Learn the OS as it is, for what it is.

Most of what they talk about on that site shouldn't cause any major issues with leaning it as a server. For home use it should be fine.
 
Why doesn't Nvidia support this OS for the GeForce 8 series? I'm planning on moving my home rig onto this OS because i'm currently learning about it and school along with Active Directory... It'd be better to use it as a Main OS to familiarize myself with it, no?

Is there anyone I can get drivers for an 8800GTS 640mb for Server 2003?

I personally find Server 2003 to be more responsive on the desktop compared to XP, too.

Check this out:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_169.21_whql.html

I'm using it now...works fine.
 
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