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Leew is one of the top ten experts on this site.....if he responds to your question you should feel privileged and definitely take his advice!<br />
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WINS is like VHS tape it is still operational but really practical or even necessary for most of today's current applications. WINS was like the infant child to DNS.
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Leew is one of the top ten experts on this site.....if he responds to your question you should feel privileged and definitely take his advice!

WINS is like VHS tape it is still operational but really practical or even necessary for most of today's current applications. WINS was like the infant child to DNS.

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Rephrase my last post, &quot;But NOT really practical or even necessary&quot;
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Rephrase my last post, "But NOT really practical or even necessary"

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Unless you're running pre-XP dump the WINS.<br />
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-Matt-
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Unless you're running pre-XP dump the WINS.

-Matt-

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I am upgrading my two DC's in the HQ from server 2003 to 2008. &nbsp;Currently, only of the 2003 servers has WINS installed. &nbsp;I also 3 remote DC without WINS. &nbsp;Is it necessary to install WINS on the new 2008 servers? &nbsp;And if so, should I have WINS installed on each DC in remote offices?<br />
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We are also running Exchange 2007, which I've heard conflicting yes you need it, no you don't.
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I am upgrading my two DC's in the HQ from server 2003 to 2008.  Currently, only of the 2003 servers has WINS installed.  I also 3 remote DC without WINS.  Is it necessary to install WINS on the new 2008 servers?  And if so, should I have WINS installed on each DC in remote offices?

We are also running Exchange 2007, which I've heard conflicting yes you need it, no you don't.

Is WINS Necessary for Server 2008 DC and in branch offices?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).