Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Neil Cherry wrote:
> 
>> What I find difficult with Windows releases [...] Is [...]  And the
>> various forms of DRM are inhibiting me from using my machine 
>> properly (I can't run a tftp server??? WTH?). 
> 
> What prevents you from running a tftp server on your Windows system? Which
> Windows? I never actually ran a tftp server, and rarely run an ftp server,
> but I never had a problem running it when I needed it (on Win2k and WinXP).
> Definitely no problem with DRM here.

The versions that won't let me run any servers is the home edition.
This is without virus protection. A similar machine with XP Pro
had no trouble with network printers or using tftp (need for
upgrades to some older network equipment).

Sorry about putting DRM in the same mouthful as the server problems
they are not related.

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