[Pc_Support] Re: Vista EULA -- Windows Server 2003 Remote Administration v. Terminal Services ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

ray <ssma at sunstatemartialarts.com> wrote:
> ok now that i knew, i was reading you stating it was built into the
> OS.  yes the Citrix MultiWin is all windows TS is.  just in win2k
> server it was part of the base OS and install.  same with XP and
> 2k3.

Okay, let's clear through any confusion ...

1.  _All_ NT5.x releases, including Windows 2000 Pro, includes Citrix
Multiwin in its kernel.  MultiWin is what virtualizes the Graphical
Display Interface (GDI)** so it can be tied to a remote display.

**NOTE:  All Win32 applications bind to the _physical_ GDI of NT
since version 3.1.  This was a 100% personal decision by Bill Gates,
and just one of endless clusterfscks built into NT thanx to Mr.
Gates.  Every single OS/2 user just rolled his/her eyes at the time,
especially when it came to the CMD.EXE shell.

2.  The "user space services" that provide access to the MultiWin
capability is as follows ...

Windows 2000 Pro:  None included, period.  Download and install
administrative toolkit.

Windows 2000 Server:  On CD, but _not_ installed.  Has to be
installed post-install in either Remote Administration or Terminal
Server Licensing mode.

Windows XP/Server 2003:  Included in install in Remote Administration
mode.  Windows Terminal Server licensing is installed on Windows
Server 2003 to enable that mode.



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