Start menu options

[nk2 file]

Hi. I am setting up an environment where various windows clients
connect to a windows 2008 terminal server. I am trying to configure
various things in their terminal services connection profile to the
server and I am confused by the settings I am seeing. I thought that
windows server 2008 was the parallel server OS to windows 7 client
(please tell me if that is incorrect).

When I am on a windows 7 desktop pc, I can find certain options like
choosing what the default start menu power button action is. How do I
find this on the server in the terminal services profile for the user?

Or when I am on windows 2008 server, I can choose to use the classic
start menu. How do I find this on the windows 7 pc?

If these options do not translate or have an equivalent setting in the
other OS, why have they diverged the GUI options so much?

Thanks.

 

[Seth]

Hi. I am setting up an environment where various windows clients connect
to a windows 2008 terminal server. I am trying to configure various
things in their terminal services connection profile to the server and I
am confused by the settings I am seeing. I thought that windows server
2008 was the parallel server OS to windows 7 client (please tell me if
that is incorrect).

2008R2. 2008 (with no R#) = Vista kernel.

When I am on a windows 7 desktop pc, I can find certain options like
choosing what the default start menu power button action is. How do I
find this on the server in the terminal services profile for the user?

Power options should never be presented to a TS user. You give them the
ability to power down/reboot it disrupts other users. TS user should only
have Logoff and Disconnect options. Only admins can reboot/shut-down.

Or when I am on windows 2008 server, I can choose to use the classic start
menu. How do I find this on the windows 7 pc?

If these options do not translate or have an equivalent setting in the
other OS, why have they diverged the GUI options so much?

Same kernel =! Same GUI options. Kernel is the underlying engine. GUI is
just lipstick.

 

[nk2 file]

2008R2. 2008 (with no R#) = Vista kernel.

Thanks for correcting me.

Power options should never be presented to a TS user. You give them the
ability to power down/reboot it disrupts other users. TS user should
only have Logoff and Disconnect options. Only admins can reboot/shut-down.

Correct, I'm actually trying to change the start menu power button
default to log off instead of lock in the terminal services profile,
which are the only options available for the user.

Same kernel =! Same GUI options. Kernel is the underlying engine. GUI is
just lipstick.

In older versions of windows, it seemed to me that the GUI options did
parallel pretty closely between server and client OS, but I'll just live
with what is there now.

Thanks for the reply Seth.

 

[nk2 file]

Incorrect. 2008 R2 is the "companion" to W 7.

When you install 2008 R2, you'll see the options are the same as in W 7.

Great, thanks.

Not available. That is it available in 2008 is a clue that 2008 is not
the "companion' to W7, but is for XP.


2008 is for XP and 2008 R2 is for W 7.
HTH

I thought that 2003 was for XP? LOL, or maybe I'm just confused? :0

 

[Seth]

Thanks for correcting me.


Correct, I'm actually trying to change the start menu power button default
to log off instead of lock in the terminal services profile, which are the
only options available for the user.

Which are you actually on so I can try and check? 2008 or R2? None of my
test systems are currently configured at Terminal Servers for regular users
(only admin mode services are activated) but if I get a chance I'll change
one to see whats up.

No promises, just "if I get a chance".

In older versions of windows, it seemed to me that the GUI options did
parallel pretty closely between server and client OS, but I'll just live
with what is there now.

Thanks for the reply Seth.

Oh, if someone else said 2008 is the server version/equivalent of XP, no.
You are correct, that 2003. 2008=Vista kernel.

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

There is a third party Classic Start Menu attachment available for W7.
That's what I use. This is what it looks like:
http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/classic.htm
and here is where you can get it:
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

 

[Peter Foldes]

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Which one are you using W2K8 or W2K8 R2. It makes a big difference to what you want
to achieve with TS installed

BTW. W2K3 is not equivalent to XP. It is a kernel based OS and as such not
equivalent to either XP or Vista as is W2K8 R2 not equilavant to W7 because of it's
kernel base.

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[nk2 file]

2008

Gotcha, I'm just trying to find out which GUIs have the same options.

Nobody said they were "equivalent". Sever 2008 R2 is the "companion" to
Windows 7, having the same GUI and options.

This is exactly the info I needed. Thank you!

 

[Peter Foldes]

Frank

No it is not. Post the links here comparing the GUI for both. W2K8 is Kernel based
and Win 7 is not. I should NOT know? I was on the Beta Team and not the Public one
and starting from Alpha all the way to the Public and then on Private

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[Peter Foldes]

Geez Frank. You are more dumb that I thought . I am not going into this Trolling
with you. Windows 7 and W2K8 R2 are different Guids as is this W2K3 Enterprise I am
posting from. Get a life man.

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