Installing Terminal Server

This section discusses the general steps and decisions you need to make during the install of Windows 2000 Server in preparation for it to become a Terminal Server. Remember that a Windows 2000 Terminal Server is just a Windows 2000 server with Terminal Services installed. You can add Terminal Services at any time to your Windows 2000 server to make it into a Terminal Server.

Windows NT 4.0 and Windows .NET Terminal Server Administrators

In the Windows NT 4.0 world, you had to buy a separate Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server product to get Terminal Services. However, starting with Windows 2000 and also now available in Windows .NET, Terminal Services is an add-on service rather than a separate product. This is a big difference. ...

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