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Windows Server "Longhorn"
A first look at Longhorn reveals much in common with Vista.
With Windows Server "Longhorn" your properties of C now gains a Shadow Copies tab, and Advanced tab both of which are not present in Vista.
The Longhorn control panel retains much of the same functionality and layout of all the previous control panels with an updated look that is once again very "Vista" similar.
Layout and control of the network connections is once again very "Vista" like and in Windows Server "Longhorn" includes support for IPv4 and IPv6 in addition to being much more configurable than any of the Vista OS's.
Explorer retains much the same look and feel as it does in Vista and is fairly easy to navigate.
One of the features we really like here at TechwareLabs is the new start button functionality that brings up your programs explorer inside the start button menu. This feature was first introduced in Vista as well.
The network properties also has a very Vista look and feel to it and functions in much the same way as its Vista desktop counterpart.
As you can see the system properties has had a lot of influence from Vista or Vista has had a lot of influence from Longhorn. Much of the layour and content is the same here.
We installed Windows Server "Longhorn" on two separate machines with the following specifications:
Server 1
Asus Socket 478 Motherboard
Intel P4 1.3 Ghz
1024MB Ram
40GB WD IDE Hard Drive
Onboard Video
Server 2
Dual Socket Xeon Supermicro Motherboard
Supermicro 1U Chassis
Dual Intel Xeon 5150 CPU's
2GB DDR2 FBDIMM PC2-5300 Crucial
Western Digital 160GB SATA2 Hard Drive
We selected two such different machines to show the performance and response of Windows Server "Longhorn" in each of these settings.
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