Windows server 2003 is the fastest windows os to install on the dell mini 9. All the drivers work from the dell website. The VGA and WLAN have to be manually installed. Just go to "Control panel""System""Hardware""Device manager" manually update driver from driver source file. For the webcam, just go online and download the latest Bison webcam utility and that's it.
If you want to set it up to run like xp. Here is a guide that I use.
How to set up Windows server 2003

The first thing you should do is disable the Manage Your Server window,
you don't want it nagging you everytime you boot up Windows do you?
Simply tick the box "Don't display this page at logon".
You can access it later via Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Manage Your Server.

Next go to start> run> type "control userpasswords2" enter.
Unclick the box that requires users to enter a password.

To remove Internet Explorer's Enhanced Security Configuration, we will need to do this via Add or Remove Programs.
Go to Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components ->
and then scroll down until you see Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.
Click on Details and uncheck both boxes as shown in the screenshot to the left. Click OK and OK!

Let's start with enabling the Hardware acceleration on our graphics card.
Simply right click anywhere on your desktop and select Properties -> Settings tab -> Advanced -> and finally, the Troubleshoot tab.

Now move the Hardware acceleration slider across to Full


Go to Start -> Run -> and type Services.msc followed by enter.
The Services window will appear, scroll down until you find "Windows Audio".
Double click on Windows Audio -> and change the startup type to Automatic -> then Apply -> Start -> OK

We will need to go back into Services to enable the Themes Services.
Go to Start -> Run -> and type Services.msc followed by enter.
Scroll down until you find "Themes", now double click on Themes -> change the startup type to Automatic -> Apply -> Start -> OK.
Now close the Services window.


If you have a Camera, Webcam or Scanner, follow these instructions:

Go to Start -> Run -> and type in Services.msc and scroll down until you find the "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) ",
double click on Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and select startup type Automatic -> Apply -> Start -> OK.



Let's go into Performance Options and change the performance settings for processor and memory resources.
Here's how to get there:

Go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Performance Settings -> Advanced tab.
Change Processor scheduling to Programs and lastly, change Memory usage to Programs. Now click on OK.

If you're still at the System Properties Window, you might want to disable Error Reporting.
Click on Error Reporting -> and then choose Disable Error Reporting -> and tick But, notify me when critical errors occur.

That's it. Hope this was helpful.


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