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From: Nobody on 23 Apr 2010 13:14 "Richard Cole" <ispcrco(a)hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:85i3t599esbl0v7h8bmdrpnu6npm5g7e64(a)4ax.com... > I think Helmut is thinking of the MSDN version for development only which > is limited to a maximum of 10 concurrent users. > > I'm not a Windows 2000 user, but I do have a MSDN subscription. I think that you are thinking about the number of activations for installing MSDN version of XP or later, which is another story, but I am not sure.
From: Phil Hunt on 23 Apr 2010 13:14 "Install your software" is to install other dependencies. Is that what you mean ? "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> wrote in message news:uMrfCYw4KHA.620(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Phil Hunt" <aaa(a)aaa.com> wrote in message > news:%23mxcdFw4KHA.1888(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Well, you covered all cases. There is no clear cut answer. > > If they want to run the exe from a file share so they can easily update > it, they have to install your software on each client and change the > shortcut to point to the exe on the server. This is assuming that only the > exe changes from version to version. > >
From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 13:55 "Richard Cole" <ispcrco(a)hotmail.com.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:85i3t599esbl0v7h8bmdrpnu6npm5g7e64(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:08:42 -0700, Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy > <taustinca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>"Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> wrote in >>news:OI8Tiqm4KHA.4264(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl: >> >>> If the "server" is really a Windows workstation >>> runnig e.g. "Windows 2000 Professional" then there is a limit >>> imposed: 10 concurrent connections to this machine. No more than >>> 10 clients can access the workstation concurrently. >>> >>Is that in the license somewhere? Cuz I've never found it. And I >>*know* it's not enforced by the OS. Microsoft server software - ISS, >>for instance - has that restriction both in the license and enforced >>by the software, but I've never found such a provision in any desktop >>license (not that I've looked that hard) and have never had a problem >>running non MS server software (like Apache or Mercury mail server), >>and I *would* if it were a technical restriction. > Terry > > I think Helmut is thinking of the MSDN version for development only which > is limited to a maximum of 10 concurrent users. > > I'm not a Windows 2000 user, but I do have a MSDN subscription. > No, it's hardcoded into the OS. WinNT3.51 Workstation was the last version you could trick into believing it's a server by changing 2 registry entries. You still didn't have the additional tools which came with the server version, but otherwise the machine was a server with unlimited access. It *is* a technical restriction. Try to connect to any Home, Pro or Ultimate version from more than 9 computers in the local net, accessing any files in any shared directories. There is no limitation of the number of files or directories opened. But if User1 on machine B accesses Machine A and a process on machine B running in another context (as User2) also accesses Machine A, then on Machine A this counts as 2 connections! BTW, those connections are dropped after some period of inactivity. This is transparent to the application programs, when they try to access the server again e.g. to store a file, the connection is automatically re-established if the 10 connection limit isn't exceeded. The other way round there is no limit, Machine A can access a unlimited number of other machines concurrently. Helmut.
From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 13:59 "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:uMrfCYw4KHA.620(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Phil Hunt" <aaa(a)aaa.com> wrote in message > news:%23mxcdFw4KHA.1888(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Well, you covered all cases. There is no clear cut answer. > > If they want to run the exe from a file share so they can easily update it, > they have to install your software on each client and change the shortcut to > point to the exe on the server. This is assuming that only the exe changes > from version to version. > > That's exactly the way I usually install my programs on a customer's site. Helmut.
From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 14:09
"Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:%23ykip4w4KHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Richard Cole" <ispcrco(a)hotmail.com.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:85i3t599esbl0v7h8bmdrpnu6npm5g7e64(a)4ax.com... >> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:08:42 -0700, Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy >> <taustinca(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>"Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> wrote in >>>news:OI8Tiqm4KHA.4264(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl: >>> >>>> If the "server" is really a Windows workstation >>>> runnig e.g. "Windows 2000 Professional" then there is a limit >>>> imposed: 10 concurrent connections to this machine. No more than >>>> 10 clients can access the workstation concurrently. >>>> >>>Is that in the license somewhere? Cuz I've never found it. And I >>>*know* it's not enforced by the OS. Microsoft server software - ISS, >>>for instance - has that restriction both in the license and enforced >>>by the software, but I've never found such a provision in any desktop >>>license (not that I've looked that hard) and have never had a problem >>>running non MS server software (like Apache or Mercury mail server), >>>and I *would* if it were a technical restriction. >> Terry >> >> I think Helmut is thinking of the MSDN version for development only which >> is limited to a maximum of 10 concurrent users. >> >> I'm not a Windows 2000 user, but I do have a MSDN subscription. >> > > > No, it's hardcoded into the OS. WinNT3.51 Workstation was the last version > you could trick into believing it's a server by changing 2 registry entries. > You still didn't have the additional tools which came with the server version, > but otherwise the machine was a server with unlimited access. > > It *is* a technical restriction. Try to connect to any Home, Pro or Ultimate > version from more than 9 computers in the local net, accessing any files in > any > shared directories. > There is no limitation of the number of files or directories opened. > But if User1 on machine B accesses Machine A and a process on machine B > running in another context (as User2) also accesses Machine A, then on > Machine A this counts as 2 connections! > > BTW, those connections are dropped after some period of inactivity. This > is transparent to the application programs, when they try to access the server > again e.g. to store a file, the connection is automatically re-established > if the 10 connection limit isn't exceeded. > > The other way round there is no limit, Machine A can access a unlimited > number of other machines concurrently. > > Helmut. One thing to add: there was never any restriction imposed on Win95, Win98 or ME. I think M$ thought nobody in his right mind would misuse such an instable OS as server. <vbg> Helmut. |