Subj : NT 4 WS hack
To   : Alan Zisman
From : Frank Schneider
Date : Sun Jun 10 2001 08:23 am

hallo Alan,

 AZ> Anyone remember this back from the days when NT 4 was new? (Around
 AZ> 1996 or so)...

 AZ> I seem to remember a posted Registry hack that would make NT 4
 AZ> Workstation function as NT Server.

it won't - it will in some way act like a real server, but you won't get one by 
this.

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A binary comparison of corresponding processor subdirectories from a Server CD 
and a Workstation CD flags about 200 files as inconsistent. Roughly 100 of 
these flagged files ship with Server but not with Workstation. This number 
includes files related to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain 
Name System (DNS) administration, JET database integration, license management, 
log viewing, Macintosh volume management, network client administration, 
NetWare migration, remote-system policy management, remote boot management, 
domain user management, and domain configuration management. Finally, the 
Server logon bitmaps are only on the Server CD. 
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 AZ> Am I mis-remembering? If not, can anyone point me to this
 AZ> information? 

check out "Inside the Difference Between Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT 
Server" by mark russinovich which may still be available at sysinternals.com.

gruss, frank. 
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