Vista - Connecting Vista Ultimate / x64 to an Windows 2003 (or 2000) domai

Hi Fellows,

Can you please review those questions so we can consider deployment of Vista
on the current infrastructure:

1. Can we then look into approving if there are no security or operational
issues
if I login my Vista / X64 machine to Win3K or Win2K domain ?
1.1 Might it ruin my account settings if I login in parallel from XP SP2
/ x86 ?
2. Can I use Office 2003 on my Vista X64 machine with no issues as I hook to
my
exchange account that runs on Server 2003 / X86 ?
2.1 Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003 environment
in
parallelintact with no issues that the Vista / Office might cause.
3. Can I use Office 2007 on my Vista X64 or XP SP2 / X86 machine with
no issues as I hook to my exchange account that runs on Server 2003 /
X86 ?
Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003 environment
intact with
no issues that the Vista / Office might cause.

Thanks,

Jack.

"JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28F7F4A8-3AF1-4FC3-BB7A-E79E51A72BD6@microsoft.com...
> Hi Fellows,
>
> Can you please review those questions so we can consider deployment
> of Vista
> on the current infrastructure:
>
> 1. Can we then look into approving if there are no security or
> operational
> issues
> if I login my Vista / X64 machine to Win3K or Win2K domain ?

No problems - Vista is fully supported (x86 or x64) in a 2003/2000
Active Directory environment

> 1.1 Might it ruin my account settings if I login in parallel from
> XP SP2
> / x86 ?

Your profile should work across both platforms if you are using
roaming profiles.

> 2. Can I use Office 2003 on my Vista X64 machine with no issues as I
> hook to
> my
> exchange account that runs on Server 2003 / X86 ?

Office 2003 is supported on Vista and Outlook will function without
issue.

> 2.1 Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003
> environment
> in
> parallelintact with no issues that the Vista / Office might
> cause.

No problems if they are on separte disks or partitions on your PC.

> 3. Can I use Office 2007 on my Vista X64 or XP SP2 / X86 machine
> with
> no issues as I hook to my exchange account that runs on Server
> 2003 /
> X86 ?

Yes

> Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003
> environment
> intact with
> no issues that the Vista / Office might cause.
>

No issues with mixed access of Vista x64/Outlook 2007 and XP/Outlook
203 or XPSp2/Outlook 2007 to the same mailbox.
You can mix clients Vista and XPSP2 and platforms x64 and x86 and
Outlook 2003 and 2007 against the same mailbox without issue.

> Thanks,
>
> Jack.



--

Mike Brannigan

Many thanks Mike for your quick and complete response !

"Mike Brannigan" wrote:

> "JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:28F7F4A8-3AF1-4FC3-BB7A-E79E51A72BD6@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Fellows,
> >
> > Can you please review those questions so we can consider deployment
> > of Vista
> > on the current infrastructure:
> >
> > 1. Can we then look into approving if there are no security or
> > operational
> > issues
> > if I login my Vista / X64 machine to Win3K or Win2K domain ?
>
> No problems - Vista is fully supported (x86 or x64) in a 2003/2000
> Active Directory environment
>
> > 1.1 Might it ruin my account settings if I login in parallel from
> > XP SP2
> > / x86 ?
>
> Your profile should work across both platforms if you are using
> roaming profiles.
>
> > 2. Can I use Office 2003 on my Vista X64 machine with no issues as I
> > hook to
> > my
> > exchange account that runs on Server 2003 / X86 ?
>
> Office 2003 is supported on Vista and Outlook will function without
> issue.
>
> > 2.1 Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003
> > environment
> > in
> > parallelintact with no issues that the Vista / Office might
> > cause.
>
> No problems if they are on separte disks or partitions on your PC.
>
> > 3. Can I use Office 2007 on my Vista X64 or XP SP2 / X86 machine
> > with
> > no issues as I hook to my exchange account that runs on Server
> > 2003 /
> > X86 ?
>
> Yes
>
> > Note that I would still like to keep my XP + Office 2003
> > environment
> > intact with
> > no issues that the Vista / Office might cause.
> >
>
> No issues with mixed access of Vista x64/Outlook 2007 and XP/Outlook
> 203 or XPSp2/Outlook 2007 to the same mailbox.
> You can mix clients Vista and XPSP2 and platforms x64 and x86 and
> Outlook 2003 and 2007 against the same mailbox without issue.
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jack.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
>
>
>
>

Indeed I have also posted to the Office group.
I will take a look at the other groups, but my main concern was about
any major issues I might cause to my original environment or to the domain -
while I assume there would be medium and minor
issues running some of the regular day to day operations on the X64 machine.

"Dave R." wrote:

>
> "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
> news:edJzty2THHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > "JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:28F7F4A8-3AF1-4FC3-BB7A-E79E51A72BD6@microsoft.com...
> >> Hi Fellows,
> >>
> >> Can you please review those questions so we can consider deployment
> >> of Vista
> >> on the current infrastructure:
> >>
> >> 1. Can we then look into approving if there are no security or
> >> operational
> >> issues
> >> if I login my Vista / X64 machine to Win3K or Win2K domain ?
> >
> > No problems - Vista is fully supported (x86 or x64) in a 2003/2000
> > Active Directory environment
> >
> No problems is a bit optimistic. The OP would be well advised to look
> at the various posings in this and the .networking_sharing and .general
> groups relating to Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, file and printer
> sharing, logon scripts, etc.
>
> As to the Office 2003, etc., I don't follow those closely at all, but it
> would be a good idea to check the Office and Outlook groups for any
> interoperability issues.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
>
>

"JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7351CD5F-52DE-4029-8A63-5D3C7B29215E@microsoft.com...
> Indeed I have also posted to the Office group.
> I will take a look at the other groups, but my main concern was
> about
> any major issues I might cause to my original environment or to the
> domain -
> while I assume there would be medium and minor
> issues running some of the regular day to day operations on the X64
> machine.
>

I have worked withy clients with tens of thousands of Vista clients
deployed in 2003 ADs - no major issues.
--

Mike Brannigan

"JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7351CD5F-52DE-4029-8A63-5D3C7B29215E@microsoft.com...
> Indeed I have also posted to the Office group.
> I will take a look at the other groups, but my main concern was
> about
> any major issues I might cause to my original environment or to the
> domain -
> while I assume there would be medium and minor
> issues running some of the regular day to day operations on the X64
> machine.
>
> "Dave R." wrote:
>
>>
>> "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
>> news:edJzty2THHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > "JackFlash" <JackFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:28F7F4A8-3AF1-4FC3-BB7A-E79E51A72BD6@microsoft.com...
>> >> Hi Fellows,
>> >>
>> >> Can you please review those questions so we can consider
>> >> deployment
>> >> of Vista
>> >> on the current infrastructure:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Can we then look into approving if there are no security or
>> >> operational
>> >> issues
>> >> if I login my Vista / X64 machine to Win3K or Win2K domain ?
>> >
>> > No problems - Vista is fully supported (x86 or x64) in a
>> > 2003/2000
>> > Active Directory environment
>> >
>> No problems is a bit optimistic. The OP would be well advised to
>> look
>> at the various posings in this and the .networking_sharing and
>> .general
>> groups relating to Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, file and
>> printer
>> sharing, logon scripts, etc.
>>
>> As to the Office 2003, etc., I don't follow those closely at all,
>> but it
>> would be a good idea to check the Office and Outlook groups for any
>> interoperability issues.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>