1. Limited number of connections per second as well as total connections allowed. Microsoft has consistently reduced the connection limits from NT 4.0 Workstation to Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro in an apparent attempt to push us towards their SERVER products.
2. It's no small task to secure Windows against attacks and keep it up to date.
What I would do is install a current version of LINUX and run it on just 512MB for the first outing. The P4 3.4GHz CPU will be loafing under this setup.
Bob
Hello,
I have no idea if this is possible that is why i am asking probably this stupid question.
Ok i have a machine running win xp pro and the nachine have a 300 gb HD and 2 gib of memory ram P4 3.4 GHZ,ok i want to develop a website for students that are interesting in Robotics but i want to deploy this website in this computer and enable this computer to be the host of my website in other words it is possible to allow other peoples thr the internet to access my computer and browse my website ?, i don't want to use any host company , i want to be the hosting company of my own webiste for these students to access this website if this can be done can anyone please give me some guides to start and what will be the services that i need to enable in this winxp pro computer ?

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