Windows XP becomes the server version of the operating system for free.

WinXP and win.net server are two operating systems produced by Microsoft, but the price difference is too far, we want to get it and have to pay a lot of money. . But if you really need it, you can only buy it back?

The answer of course is: "No", smart people can always think of a variety of ways to fulfill their wishes, there is a tool Ntswitch invented by the 3am Labs of Hungary, its The introduction is like this: Microsoft's .NET service has always been installed on the server version of the Windows NT series. If you only have WinXP Professional and want to use your own machine to provide .NET services, then use this NTSwitch! He can fulfill your wishes, and after conversion, you will have all the features and features that are available on the server version, making you feel that the .NET service is actually running on WinXP Professional.

Is it so amazing? Today I will reveal this mystery. But if the experiment is successful, this involves a problem. Is the Microsoft Sever version of the operating system really worth so expensive?

In this article, I use an example to test, so that a software that could not be installed under WinXP, we will try to get it supported.

The following are specific test steps:

1. Run ntswitch.exe in windows xp professional and convert windows xp professional to windows.net server

2. Restart The system, after entering the normal mode (without the security mode), found:

2.1. The interface before entering the system becomes windows.net server

2.2. After logging in to the system, the operating system is no longer needed. Perform a tedious reactivation process.

2.3. The information in the "My Computer" of the converted system is the same as that shown in the original windows xp, as shown below:

2.4. Virtual Memory Function of the System Can't use it. If the system runs too many programs, it will lead to insufficient memory.

2.5. Some software that could only be installed on the server operating system can now be installed (I tested Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server 2000)

3. After installing the software, run ntswitch. Exe, restore the windows .net server to the original windows xp professional

4. Restart the system and find:

4.1. Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server 2000 has been successfully installed, as shown:
4.2. Is Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server 2000 running successfully? Is it amazing? Originally, Windows is also a DIY system. If you have more brains, we can also turn Windows 2000 into a Server version and Windows Server 2003 into WinXP. As shown:

4.3. Next, after trying to run the Enterprise Manager of SQL Enterprise Server 2000, as shown in the figure

4.4 All the original programs work normally.

It’s so cool! It turns out that SQL Enterprise Server 2000 can be installed on Windows XP Professional!

Then run the software again, let the operating system convert again, restore to WinXP originally installed in the machine, run various programs and find no abnormalities, indicating that this software is very useful and will not damage the operation. Systematic, but here is still to advise all computer players, before using this software, it is best to Ghost the system, in case there is a problem and there is room for recovery, so as not to reinstall the system again so much trouble.

Evaluation conclusion: Because the software only modifies the registry of the operating system and achieves the purpose of deceiving the system, the memory usage will not increase, but there is a serious problem that the virtual memory function of the system cannot be used. The entire system is running on the physical memory in your machine! If your memory is small, it will be more difficult to run.