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[chrisjchrisj]

What is a Windows VPS server?
How does it differ from a Windows shared server?
What are the advantages to using Windows VPS server for hosting?

thank you

[DaSoul]

VPS = virtual private server.

It means the same thing for windows as it means for linux. You basically control pretty much most aspects of the system.

[Ultima VPS]

Essentially it means you have your own server but share the physical hardware on a box. With Virtual Server 2005 you don't share RAM however and CPU can also be reserved.

[federico15]

But with a windows vps, can i acced remotely to a windows server desktop? I mean, I windows desktop for each vps?

Thanks

[Ultima VPS]

Yes you use Remote Desktop to login to the server and have root access etc. You can reboot, install software and format hard drives etc just as you can on a normal physical server - you can't tell the difference.

[federico15]

Originally Posted by Ultima Hosts

Yes you use Remote Desktop to login to the server and have root access etc. You can reboot, install software and format hard drives etc just as you can on a normal physical server - you can't tell the difference.

Do you know any good vps provider that offers windows plans?

Thanks

Edit: just seen your vps plans in your site

[Ultima VPS]

Thanks for taking a look

You can check out appliedi.net or thehostingroom.com

Also check out the VPS advertising section on WHT as there are some Windows VPS offers there too.

[HostingASPNet]

A virtual private server (also referred to as virtual dedicated server or virtual server, and abbreviated VPS or VDS) is a method of partitioning one physical server computer into multiple servers that each has the appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine. Each virtual server can run its own full-fledged operating system, and each server can be independently rebooted.

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