From: Susan Bradley on
Mikey wrote:
> On May 11, 8:13 pm, Leythos <spam999f...(a)rrohio.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <c31c3ddd-c088-4234-a237-17725390d014
>> @a34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, texan...(a)hotmail.com says...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> One of my customers has a 2008 SBS, but isn't using Exchange, SQL, or
>>> any of the other features included with it.
>>> They ordered it with the thought that maybe they would use it someday
>>> & with the economy like it was they figured they'd better get it when
>>> they did.
>>> My question is can I uninstall any of the features they aren't using &
>>> would it improve the server's performance as just a file & print
>>> server?
>>>
>> What do you consider showing poor performance?
>>
>> Since the server just sits there and does basic authentication and
>> sharing of files, since you're not using Exchange, explain how it's
>> performing poorly that you want to change?
>>
>> --
>> You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
>> voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
>> Trust yourself.
>> spam999f...(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
>>
>
> Peachtree accounting is the main culprit.
> Pulling up reports, etc., take way longer than they did on old win2k
> box.
>

Disable RSS/TOE on the nic properties on the server and on the workstation.
From: Leythos on
In article <3ece27bb-acf6-4124-9aac-10595cd85f28
@k29g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, texan767(a)hotmail.com says...
>
> On May 11, 8:13 pm, Leythos <spam999f...(a)rrohio.com> wrote:
> > In article <c31c3ddd-c088-4234-a237-17725390d014
> > @a34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, texan...(a)hotmail.com says...
> >
> >
> >
> > > One of my customers has a 2008 SBS, but isn't using Exchange, SQL, or
> > > any of the other features included with it.
> > > They ordered it with the thought that maybe they would use it someday
> > > & with the economy like it was they figured they'd better get it when
> > > they did.
> > > My question is can I uninstall any of the features they aren't using &
> > > would it improve the server's performance as just a file & print
> > > server?
> >
> > What do you consider showing poor performance?
> >
> > Since the server just sits there and does basic authentication and
> > sharing of files, since you're not using Exchange, explain how it's
> > performing poorly that you want to change?
> >
> > --
> > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
> > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.  
> > Trust yourself.
> > spam999f...(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
>
> Peachtree accounting is the main culprit.
> Pulling up reports, etc., take way longer than they did on old win2k
> box.

Thats a network issue from what I've seen. I have a couple SBS 08
systems with the latest PT multi-user installed, they have a 1GB network
and a simple RAID 1+0 array, server has 8GB Ram.... Some files are over
800MB for the client - works faster than their previous SBS 03 system
did.

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
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