Question : XPunlimited...........has anyone used it?

I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with xpunlimited enterprise version www.xpunlimited.com

We currently use the remote web workplace feature of SBS 2003. We are thinking of buying a high end PC and using this software to run the machine as a terminal server to allow all are users to access this one machine rather than having to remember to leave each XP client powered on when we want to use them out of hours.

I would be interested to hear of any experiences you might have had, good or bad.

Answer : XPunlimited...........has anyone used it?

XPUnlimited is pretty much the same thing as WinConnect Server XP (www.thinsoftinc.com) which actually costs a lot less.  But I don't even understand why you are considering such a strategy.

Even if running 10 RDP sessions on Windows XP was legal (I'm of the opinion that it isn't), you would still need separate licenses for Office or Outlook 2003 for each connection, as well as any other program you are running.  Then, I would wonder if even a "high end" PC can handle 10 concurrent sessions of Outlook.  Generally that's a pretty big resource user.

What are you really trying to accomplish here?  You state "rather than having to remember to leave each XP client powered on when we want to use them out of hours".  Why don't you just leave them on all the time?  That way, they also get their proper updates overnight as well!  

If you've properly configured the power settings, leaving on the machines takes very little more power than turning them off.  You should have the monitor and hard drives turn off automatically via the power settings.  You can also have the computers go into "stand-by" mode which further reduces the power usage to almost the same as when it's shut down.  (Computers always pull a little bit of power when they are plugged in).

Also... you might want to consider how many users do you expect to work remotely after-hours?  And what applications or information do they need access to?  If it's only a handful, then you can just leave a handful of machines on overnight and let users connect to those.  If it's email or files that they need access to, then they can always use Outlook Web Access and SharePoint's Companyweb for those things.

Jeff
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