Will there be any plans in the future to support Windows 2008 Server Standard Edition

[jasuk1970]

Just out of curiosity.

Web Server 2008 limits me to no SQL Server express AFAIKR, and no Plesk
Datacenter edition just takes it out of my price range.

Having a Windows Server 2008 Standard edition with control panel support would be great addition to your value line.

I plan to do more research on the Web edition but I'm not holding up any hopes at the moment.

I also noticed that the Web Server version does not come with Windows Firewall as they expect the data centre to provide one

Thanks for any answers,

Jas

[jasuk1970]

I've managed to find out I can install SQL Server express on Winows 2008 server Web edition by installing a hot fix to do this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950636

I'll install on a home machine to try it out with the different services I run on my current 2003 server at SB

Jas

[jasuk1970]

This will teach me to read Microsoft Press books. I've got virtual machine now with Windows Web Server 2008 and it does have a firewall unlike what the book said. Shame Plesk isn't available though. Is there any reason for this? (Plesk website says it works on Windows 2008 Web Server)

Jas