Feeling Vista isn't for you? Try Windows Server 2008, but yeah, seriously
First you wonder how to get Windows Server 2008 legally.
One of these will work:
1) buy it - and you can use it for production use as well... may not be within your budget though
1.5) Get it from your employer - if you can ;)
2) Get it through the ActionPak for Partners (you can even become a partner to get it)
3) Sign up for Technet Direct or MSDN with the OS option. TechNet direct is the most affordable.
4) Download a trial (least desireable)
Here is the Windows Server 2008 as your DESKTOP OS guide:
http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/
It also explains why you would want to do this. Note! You get Aero/Glass, WLAN, Powermanagment...
I myself dualboot a Macbook Pro between MacOS X 10.5 and Windows Server 2008 and SO CAN YOU.
Enjoy :)
Bonus tip! Want to bare-install Windows Server 2008 or Vista SP1 smoother-ly than described in many blogs on your Macintosh? Some of these guides describe crazy burning solutions for the ISOs from Microsoft. I felt I would give another method a twirl...
Do as I did:
- Backup your data on the Mac partition and run the Bootcamp assistant.
- Find a Windows Vista RTM DVD or use Windows PE (free from WAIK 1.0, NOT 1.1)
- Format (not partition, just format) the bootcamp partition using it
- Reboot with Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 DVD
- Install as normal. Note that the Win2K8 DVD may need 2-3 times longer on the text based part to boot than Vista RTM. It will go faster again soon.
- Download/use updated 64bit Bootcamp drivers. New (as in spring 2008) Macs have updated 64-bit signed drivers on the Leopard DVD. Other users need to download "Updated bootcamp drivers" for 32 or 64-bit from Apple website (large download).
- HyperV works even with dualbooting, but on ANY computer HyperV DISABLES ALL POWERMANAGMENT features! Good to know. You can run vmware and/or Microsoft Virtual Server SP1 with an Update on Windows Server 2008 however.
Issues:
- You cannot (yet) boot 64bit version of Windows Server 2008 inside Parallels or vmware Fusion.
- HyperV disables powermanagment (not a Mac issue - its general).
One of these will work:
1) buy it - and you can use it for production use as well... may not be within your budget though
1.5) Get it from your employer - if you can ;)
2) Get it through the ActionPak for Partners (you can even become a partner to get it)
3) Sign up for Technet Direct or MSDN with the OS option. TechNet direct is the most affordable.
4) Download a trial (least desireable)
Here is the Windows Server 2008 as your DESKTOP OS guide:
http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/
It also explains why you would want to do this. Note! You get Aero/Glass, WLAN, Powermanagment...
I myself dualboot a Macbook Pro between MacOS X 10.5 and Windows Server 2008 and SO CAN YOU.
Enjoy :)
Bonus tip! Want to bare-install Windows Server 2008 or Vista SP1 smoother-ly than described in many blogs on your Macintosh? Some of these guides describe crazy burning solutions for the ISOs from Microsoft. I felt I would give another method a twirl...
Do as I did:
- Backup your data on the Mac partition and run the Bootcamp assistant.
- Find a Windows Vista RTM DVD or use Windows PE (free from WAIK 1.0, NOT 1.1)
- Format (not partition, just format) the bootcamp partition using it
- Reboot with Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 DVD
- Install as normal. Note that the Win2K8 DVD may need 2-3 times longer on the text based part to boot than Vista RTM. It will go faster again soon.
- Download/use updated 64bit Bootcamp drivers. New (as in spring 2008) Macs have updated 64-bit signed drivers on the Leopard DVD. Other users need to download "Updated bootcamp drivers" for 32 or 64-bit from Apple website (large download).
- HyperV works even with dualbooting, but on ANY computer HyperV DISABLES ALL POWERMANAGMENT features! Good to know. You can run vmware and/or Microsoft Virtual Server SP1 with an Update on Windows Server 2008 however.
Issues:
- You cannot (yet) boot 64bit version of Windows Server 2008 inside Parallels or vmware Fusion.
- HyperV disables powermanagment (not a Mac issue - its general).