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Out of thousands of reviews for 117 products, over 100 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Server. These 7 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Full Version
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Full Version (License Only) for PC (5 User/s) $187 - $500 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
8 People Recommend
"(edited march 26th by afulacom) microsoft small business server 2003 lisences are very easy to install.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"summary: (edited march 26th by afulacom) microsoft small business server 2003 lisences are very easy to install.…"

- afulacom at Pricegrabber.com

"summary: according to the microsoft licensing website, microsoft part #t7400002 (windows small business server 2003 5 user cal) works with both sbs 2003 and sbs 2003 r2 (at no extra cost).…"

- tjtaylor at Pricegrabber.com


No 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM
Microsoft Windows  Vista  Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM for PC (1 Computers) $110 - $135 Compare Prices
  • Feature Packed
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
7 People Recommend
"in cod4 multiplayer, i keep getting ci's, and sometimes its so bad that it kicks me out of servers.…"

- Newegg.com User

"the only problem i had was my motherboard was set one day in advance and the windows experience index wouldn't update after windows synced with a time server.…"

- phantomw72 at Newegg.com

"oem preinstall kit is intended for windows server 2003. …"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Full Version
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Full Version for PC (25 Client/s) $325 - $5,091 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
6 People Recommend
"the bottom line: if your business is considering an upgrade from windows 2000 server to this, do it!…"

- Shopping.com User

"it looks a lot like a simplified xp pro with an added server management, improved networking controls, and reliability.…"

- Msn.com User

"strengths: has higher security, easy server management, online updates troubleshooting and repair, and excellent networking controls including wireless.…"

- AlexanderAkulick at Pricegrabber.com


No 4 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit $136 - $165 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"other thoughts: i use it as a file server because it is built on the server 2003 kernel.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it's really like a 64-bit version of xp pro even though the kernal is really the 2003 server kernal.…"

- N/A at Newegg.com

"(built on server 2003 core)…"

- Newegg.com User


No 5 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Full Version
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Full Version for PC $6 - $20 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 3 years ago
5 People Recommend
"in this book microsoft , takes you all the way from explaining the basic concepts of mail servers and move on to installing, upgrading, migrating and clustering of exchange servers and in a very…"

- Amazon.com User

"but overall i would recommend this book for ms exchange server administrators - it does save some time over looking things up on microsoft's absurdly complex "support" pages.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i'm an it professional and have been reading the new crop of books on exchange server 2003.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard 2003 R2 Full Version OEM for PC
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) Standard 2003 R2 Full Version OEM for PC (5 Client/s, $322 - $500 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"i am super happy with this - especially the remote web workplace that requires port 4125 to be forwarded to the server.…"

- Newegg.com User

"pros: very easy to install.a perfect solution for small businesses.i primarily use this for my smb clients like doctors, lawyers, and small retail stores.if you know server 2003 and exchange…"

- Newegg.com User

"i am super happy with this - especially the remote web workplace that requires port 4125 to be forwarded to the server. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 7 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version
Microsoft Windows  Vista  Home Premium Edition Full Version for PC (1 Computers, 1 User/ s) $97 - $285 Compare Prices
  • Full Version
  • Platform: PC
  • Released 1 year ago
1 People Recommend
"my old canon printer turns out to be incompatible with vista, so currently i'm saving my print jobs to an usb flash drive to print from my old computer(xp), which works as a print server.…"

- Amazon.com User

"one myth that needs to be dispelled is that dual-core processors will run vista better than single-core cpus: vista is, for the most part, based on the microsoft server 2003 code, which is, in turn,…"

- Amazon.com User

"my old canon printer turns out to be incompatible with vista, so currently i'm saving my print jobs to an usb flash drive to print from my old computer(xp), which works as a print server. …"

- Amazon.com User


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