Tom Willwerth's questions

Is deploying a Exchange 2007 Server (Standard Edition) with all roles on one machine a supported configuration? It seems that this is the default option in a SBS / EBS scenario but I'm already invested in Windows Server 2003 Standard domain. I'm in a SMB environment with around 40 users. I'm currently using a hosted provider, but the monthly fee has grown so much that I could lease a really nice machine for less money. The Outlook connections' bandwidth is no joke either.

I'm thinking I would have to setup this all-in-one server on the LAN and make some very specific rules on my firewall. All the Microsoft documentation I can find seems to imply multiple servers. Does anyone here have advice on setting up an all-in-one Exchange box and whether this is supported?

What is the best way to allow users on a LAN to easily sit at a new computer and have all their settings brought in when they sit there? The settings brought in would be:

• Outlook / email settings
• Mapped drives Network Printers Browser
• favorites/bookmarks
• Application shortcuts needed by the new user

The network is a Windows 2003 Active Directory domain environment The solution would only need to be at one physical location but possibly would be extended to other locations over VPN.

Some possibilities I've considered are roaming profiles, scripting, or virtualization techniques, but I haven't tried any yet and I'm looking for input.