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atomicharri
Asked: 2010-01-20 22:05:33 +0800 CST

Windows Server 2003 on components that have no driver support

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I recently got an i5 processor on an ASUS P7P55D LE motherboard to act as a cheap server only to realise that there are no windows 2003 drivers for the chipset and network. I haven't tried yet but can I install the XP drivers onto a 2003 machine and hope for it to work? Or should I go down the ubuntu virtualisation route?

If so, would I expect any performance issues with virtualisation of Win2K3?

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  1. Best Answer

    I've installed heaps of XP drivers in Server 2003 and I'm yet to have any issues

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  2. Often enough you can just run the installers normally, however sometimes you might need to run them in compatibility mode!

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