WMP11 running on 2003 Server

[bobbba]

I am in the same boat i would like to use the file server part of it ( I hate all the comments on the forum as to why dontcha run xp)

some of us have reasons heres one i have HP proliant hardware drivers for raid cards etc dont exist for xp. you have to run server for all drivers to work. now i have a dsm-520 media lounge to watch movies, music, photos over the network wired/wireless what better place to serve these files from then a server (go figure). I also have wmp 11 installed okay on it the check box will not work on share media libary because im guessing no upnp . upnp would alow it to identfy clients etc... that is a new reason at least for me to get upnp working on w2k3 (I believe Ms will see this need and fix it in the future while keeping it secure enough for server. If i could put xp on this thing i would but no drivers out there. this is a ML350 g3 incase anyone knows a way to make it work. any help would be apprecated or is there another way that can do this that im not looking at.

thanks

Have you tried the W2k3 drivers with XP?

It seems strange to be using such an expensive setup for home media tasks, why not use a standard PC with XP?

You may be interested in this product when it is released next year: Microsoft to unveil Windows Home Server at CES

[deltatux]

#1. This topic is becoming derailed

#2. I have ran Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and it runs perfectly. However, there's only one thing missing, which is music sharing over the network, which I want so I can share it with my XBOX 360

deltatux

[metalguy90]

For people who think that Server is faster than XP Pro, and people that think XP Pro is better than XP Home, and XP Home just sucks: here is my input on the subject.

Here is what people tend to forget:

--> Windows 2003 server is essentially the same as XP Pro and Home (at its core). There is little advantage to having one over the other.

example. Calc.exe comes with all versions of Windows. Surprising? Nope, they share the same components. Ever wonder why the TCP/IP networking protocol looks the same in XP as it does in Server 2003? How about the System Properties window? How about the Computer Management console?

The Windows family share similar components and its core is essentially the same. You will not receive any benefit surfing the internet or playing games if you are running Server as opposed to XP Workstation (Home or Pro).

Windows Media Player comes with Server because XP Pro & Home come with it. When MS updates an OS, it will most likely package the latest version of a component (in this case WMP).

If you plan on deploying Active Directory, assigning IPs, sharing files, web hosting, etc, etc... then I would suggest getting server. You would need it to use those components.

However, if you surf the internet, browse neowin, play games, etc... then XP Home is more than enough to complete those tasks. Even XP pro is more than what the average user needs.

Server 2003 is not superior over XP. Each is geared to meet different needs.

Even the latest incarnations of Server 2007 look and feel like Windows Vista. They share the same core components.

[metalguy90]

Forgot to add that the reason drivers work on both XP and Server 2003 is because they share the same Hardware architechture. Notice how device manager looks the same in both XP and Server 2003.

Also, the pictures that outline help descriptions about text that includes the words "workstation" and "server" in the same sentence prove nothing. It just goes to show that the development team are covering both 2003 Server and XP because the component is found both in XP and 2003 Server.

Microsoft Vista and Longhorn 2007 Server is an example of how the MS dev. team creates components that are shared. The networking stack (which was rewritten for Vista) will be found in both Windows Vista and Longhorn (2007) Server.

There isnt a different team that develops different Operatings systems at MS. MS does not have 1 team for Datacenter Server, and another team for Vista, and another team for Windows 2003 Server Enterprise, etc, etc. There is a core team that develops a base (or core) OS. Then there are teams that use the Core OS and develop components that are specific to an OS. Why do you think MS is able to offer 7 different versions of Windows Vista? Do you think they have 7 different teams? Same goes for their server class.

[metalguy90]

One last thing, I have not had only to restart Vista twice for the past 3 months now.

Sometimes its just the placebo effect where you (or someone else) convinces yourself that the product is better.

It's like the rock that Lisa tries to sell Homer that keeps away tigers. ;)

or how people think Vista is 100000x faster than Windows XP. ;)

[bobbba]

#1. This topic is becoming derailed

#2. I have ran Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and it runs perfectly. However, there's only one thing missing, which is music sharing over the network, which I want so I can share it with my XBOX 360

deltatux

As far as I know, Windows server 2003 does not support upnp which is what the network sharing functionality. (it has been discussed on this forum before)

if you want it, go back to the desktop OS you should be using in the first place... :p

[mmehl98]

#1. This topic is becoming derailed

#2. I have ran Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and it runs perfectly. However, there's only one thing missing, which is music sharing over the network, which I want so I can share it with my XBOX 360

deltatux

So which way did you use to get it to work? I have tried the install.bat that Mr. Dick C. Normous posted on the original thread (https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=461539&st=60), but am still getting the Crytography Service. I have tried everyone's fixes to try and fix it with no change. HELP!

Mike

[deltatux]

So which way did you use to get it to work? I have tried the install.bat that Mr. Dick C. Normous posted on the original thread (https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=461539&st=60), but am still getting the Crytography Service. I have tried everyone's fixes to try and fix it with no change. HELP!

Mike

Just get Sp2, and run the installer using compatibility layer (once you uncompress wmp11dist.exe and wmp11.exe

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[fremoy]

To get back on track.

I've just come around to the idea of using w2k3 as a media centre. (New flatmate has xbox 360 & it's a brilliant piece of kit i think)

I've also got WMP11 working fine on w2k3 except the media sharing.

I read a few posts up that UPnP isn't supported on w2k3.

Does this article not cover it? http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserve...3.mspx?mfr=true

If anyone has a comment that might lead us to getting all this working great! Please share. If you want to show us how clever you 'cos you know all the versions of 2003 server. Please don't, it's kinda sad.

Mark.

[bobbba]

To get back on track.

I've just come around to the idea of using w2k3 as a media centre. (New flatmate has xbox 360 & it's a brilliant piece of kit i think)

I've also got WMP11 working fine on w2k3 except the media sharing.

I read a few posts up that UPnP isn't supported on w2k3.

Does this article not cover it? http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserve...3.mspx?mfr=true

If anyone has a comment that might lead us to getting all this working great! Please share. If you want to show us how clever you 'cos you know all the versions of 2003 server. Please don't, it's kinda sad.

Mark.

fraid your article seems to be just how to open the firewall ports for it. Maybe it's time to move on from what was a bad idea in the first place to something that is designed to do the job (windows home server).