Server 2008 64bit as Desktop?

Hmm maybe not such a good idea. It's very clunky with programs, some work, some don't, some work but in a buggy fashion.

M$ Messenger doesn't install on server OS's, that's ok as there is a work-around. So MSN has been working flawlessly for 2 months then all of a sudden I turn on my PC today to this,


WTH!!!! Where did this Data Execution Prevention crashing Messenger come from?

The only way I could get it going again was to run in 2003 compatibility mode.


I have no idea why this happened, its just another strange 2008 issue.