Jason Dodson wrote:

> Sure there is. Its called Windows PE:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/benefits/winpe.mspx
>
> Moving from that, you can build your own with BartPE:
>
> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

But why should I have to spend time ( and money ) on that - even if
Microsoft would supply a small user like me. W98SE works fine once you
install it with the relevent updates and applications. And installation
via a ghost is easy even with differing hardware. Neither of the quoted
links provide a version of windows that will work on VIA ITX cards or
fanless processor systems they are just knobbled XP with all the
infrastructure that is simply not needed. The comment was "Why would you
use buggy software as a server" - I am simply saying that W98SE *IS*
running 24/7 for me and not giving me any cause to spend time and money
replacing it. I have to buy XP licences at twice the cost of 98 but I
install 98 and two fingers to Microsoft ;)

>>I have no intention of switching the slave servers to anything else -
>>unless it's Linux ;)
>>There *IS* a need for a simple cut down windows based OS that does not
>>have all the *DROS* of XP/2003 just for simple server applications. The
>>fact that there is not is what is driving me to get the Linux version
>>working :)

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