linkinxp Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 How can I setup a server with a vista image and have a ( let's say 5 hosts) get windows from that server? like hosting an image for the clients. what can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Welcome to the Windows Forum.You have to be a little bit more specific about what you want to achieve. Or exactly what your question is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinxp Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Welcome to the Windows Forum.You have to be a little bit more specific about what you want to achieve. Or exactly what your question is.Hello thanks for the welcome..... what i am trying to achieve its ..... having 10 computers, and 1 acting as a server the server will have windows vista installed and then the rest are going to "get" that windows from the server and use it, like a thin client , Diskless toweri dont want to install vista in the rest of the computers i want to pull it from the server hosting the OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I see. Do you have multiple licenses for that Vista copy you want to install on 10 computers?I think Acronis may have the tool for you (Disc Clone - part of Disk Director?).P.S. See also this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinxp Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I see. Do you have multiple licenses for that Vista copy you want to install on 10 computers?I think Acronis may have the tool for you (Disc Clone - part of Disk Director?).P.S. See also this topic.Yes i do have licenses for vista, can i have other software options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 you will need a super strong computer to run a GUI for 10 thin clients, especially Vista 's GUI which is resource intensive enough for one computer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 ...can i have other software options?Did you see the mention of XXClone mentioned in the topic I linked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 PatI don't think the OP wants to clone a Vista on 10 other boxes, I think s/he wants to run one box as a server and the rest as 'dumb terminals' , the terminals will boot from network and get a vista image from the server. As I mentioned before you need a very strong server to run Vista's graphic interface on 10 other boxes. I think the OP needs to provide more information- for example what are the specs on the server and what is s/he using as clientsAlso - why Vista? I can't think of an operating system that is more unsuitable than Vista to run as server.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinxp Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I know I know, vista it's a pain , but my class it's about learning vista, the server I am not sure the specs but it is capable of running it without a problem.and yes I want to run dumb terminals and get windows from a server.. how can I achieve it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I run dumb terminals on both Linux and XP. I wouldn't recommend Vista at allUsually dumb terminals come with some sort of software already . You can download the software for Linux from the internet , but I have never seen anything for Windows.Are you sure you want to run a dumb server or just run a remote desktop terminal from a client ?In a dumb terminal the client doesn't run it's own OS it boots from the network (PXE boot) and gets an OS image from the server. It doesn't need to have a hard disc at all. In remote desktop situation ,the client runs it's own OS but can connect to the server and run a session on it . XP has a built in remote desktop client . Vista might have one as well , but I'm not the right person to ask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 How can I setup a server with a vista image and have a ( let's say 5 hosts) get windows from that server? like hosting an image for the clients. what can I do?If I understand correctly you want several clients connecting to your 'Vista Server' and see desktop, run programs etc as if they all had it installed on their computers. Right? Every Vista except 'Home Edition' has built in Remote Desktop feature. You can try switching it on and let users connect. By default both XP and Vista allow only one user at a time. Here's how you can have multiple sessions: http://remotedesktoprdp.com/Multiple-Remot...p-Sessions.aspx. Although questionable this is considered as "hack". You've been warned, use at your own risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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