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win01 FAPVPS 1GB
@Infinity580 where do you see $5 for 1GB at Fapvps? I only see $6
Special offer on LEB
@infinity580 can you provide a link to the post? Do they provide the windows license?
I dont have any url to this offer anymore.
Maybe I am wrong, but it looks like a good idea to use your own Windows license to run not only 256Mb, but 1Gb Ram KVM for the $5 or $6.
The difference in the price will pay the investment in the Windows Software.
My doubt is about the kind of Windows Software is allowed to use in a KVM (or Xen) VPS.
Can I install WIN XP Pro or only 'server' ISOs?
Is OEM allowed?
I have got one.128M Xen,$1.3/month.But it's really slow and it has only 10G disk.So if I use win,I can not do anything other.The disk is almost occupied by windows.
Or, you know, you can license Windows the not so legal way.
@DragonDF, as far as I know SPLA is the only licensing model that is considered legitimate by Microsoft for providers offering VPS. License obtained through other channels, such as retail, OEM, and etc should not be used, by right.
Where can I find Win Xp one in a better cost?
SPLA... this is not good to me.
Well you could just use the trial version of win 2008 for 180days and after that you reformat it and your trial gets reset
You can't run client Windows versions on servers (because licensing)
Yes, nice idea.
microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11093
Hum...
But if I want to use the server as my DESKTOP, what is the problem?
Neither in this case?
Thank you!
You use RDP to connect to your server. If there's more than one user (the admin) you'll need to buy RDS CALs (like this for example).
@Bogdacutuu
Only 1 use will connect to the server: me.
Thank you for your replies.
I could see it is possible to use Win Server 2012 for 180 days, too.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33
Doubt: what is the best version?
Maybe 2012 needs more resources than 2008.
Windows 8 uses less resources than Vista/7 so I assume Server 2012 will use less resources than 2008.
i prefer 2008r2 ( after i had a hardtime playing around 2012 interface on vnc )
Windows 2003 use less resource then windows 2008 or 2012.
Some of providers provide windows 2003 at free of cost but I don't know they are using a legal license or illegal.
From the SPLA Licensing Guidelines from Microsoft (linked here, update for WinSrv2012): http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/briefs/win2008-virtual.aspx
Which translates out to, you can run the same amount of virtualized machines on VMWare and even SolusVM as if you were using Hyper-V. If you want unlimited Windows Server 2012 VMs on a node, just license Windows Server 2012 Datacenter. This is my interpretation of this text but I have found other Microsoft comments supporting this in my research.
Yes, I could read about that.
As you can see (link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134246.aspx ) I will need at least 32Gb HD to run Windows 2012 server.
About Win 2003:
IN this case, If I want to learn Win 2012 I need a KVM VPS with at least 512Mb (1Gb prefered) + 50Gb Hd.
About:
The 'problem' is that you will get in the maximum 256Mb and will pay not less than $6 for a Windows option.
If you could install a trial Windows in a 2Gb Ram for almost the same price, it looks like much better.
As I want to install for LEARNING purposes, I imagine I will install Win 2012 in a VmWare in my own laptop. It will be FREE!
Windows Server 2012 comes with very ugly UI.
no it doesn't?
@trux yeah Windows Server 2012 is ugly... and takes a lot of resources so dont use it. Better would be 2008 R2
2003 = XP
2008 = Vista
2008 R2 = 7
2012 = 8
Lowest I found is 4.50 euros.
https://www.webtropia.com/de/vserver/vserver-cloud-windows-s.html
Our CubeWorld server is running on a M and it really suprises me how good it works. I'm thinking about buying one to RDP from everywhere.
Something near $6.
BUT..
Let's read in ENGLISH:
https://www.webtropia.com/en/vservercloud/cloud-vserver-windows-s.html
1Gb RAM
I think it is better to get a KVM offer and install Windows.
Back from the dead.. sorry.
@Francisco - is this currently a thing? buyvm.net KVM offers page says 2003 included (doesn't mention 2008 or 2012).
Also, how will the July W2k3 EOL affect current and new (eg attempt to order a new service/KVM VM with W2k3 after W2k3 EOL date) W2k3 VM's? Thanks.
Necromancer,
2008 R2 & 2012 are both available but you'll want at LEAST 512MB to run it OK.
2003's a tough one. We'll probably still allow it since people will be crying for it on their very small VM's, but we're probably going to have to insist on people having a firewall in place by default.
Francisco
RunAbove Sandbox VPS. 2.5$/mo.