XP vs Presentation Server 4

[snootalope]

Hello

I'm not looking for any answers here, just opinions.

I've been testing Presentation Server 4 (and 3 for a while) for about four months now. I was excited about it first because of all the new bells and whistles and how much faster and efficient it's supposed to be.

Well, after four months, I think I've decided to stay with Metaframe XP. Not only is Presenation Server 4 a much larger and complex program, but we lost a number of features that we rely on daily. For example, the simple task in Metaframe XP of placing shortcuts on the desktop. Something so simple then, is now a major hassle in Server 4. I like the licensing portion of Server 4, but again, it's just another application/service somewhere to worry about.

Just wondering if anyone else has tested Server 4 and decided against it, or decided to migrate to it.

Just so you know, our envo consists of Windows 2k3 boxes and ALL of our clients are dumb terminals (WyseTerms)

 

[terry712]

i would probably agree

the license part is definatley better on 4.
printing at first i thought was better on 4 but the cpsvc leaks like hell and is progmatic.

the nds integration actually seems better on the older version.

not sure about the shortcuts as i nal stuff to them - i think anything on ms desktop is a pain

due to our lics i will end up with 2 farms - one pse4 and and ps three. i have a standalone xp server and it is solid - reboot it about once a year.