Windows SBS 2003 Domain

swinnie · 15 Sep 2011 at 08:57

Hi Guys,

Just a quick question, would I run into any issues with adding Windows 7 machines to an SBS 2003 Domain?

The customer's budget doesn't allow them a new server for a further six months and they urgently require more workstations for additional staff.

Many thanks in advance!

James

jaket · 15 Sep 2011 at 11:31

Yes, Win7 will run on 2003 domain however you will have issues with changing GPO settings that are updated/new to Win7.

swinnie · 15 Sep 2011 at 14:13

Thank you!

There isn't much in the way of GPO setup in this domain anyway, it's only got around 5 computers in it anyway.

Thanks again.

_-J-_ · 21 Sep 2011 at 23:09

From memory, need to SP SBS 2003 for it to support Windows 7, think it was SP 2? Don't quote me on that, while since worked on SBS.

palmy · 25 Sep 2011 at 15:59

Don't forget CALs and the upper limit if you are adding computers to an existing SBS setup, they may have already exceeded them.

SiriusB · 28 Sep 2011 at 15:11

Had no issues with Windows 7 and SBS 2003. When adding the machines to the domain, do it manually via the Computer Name settings. Using the wizard causes some stuff that doesn't even work on Windows 7 to be installed, and users get nagged to death if they haven't Admin rights to the machine.