Think of it this way Jim. 1000 users x 450 for a Presentation Server Enterprise License will cost $450,000 dollars. Joe _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:18 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: A definitive registry information source? First off I am not convinced that VDI is anything more than hype. As a customer of Microsoft products the exhorbitant licensing related costs are going to keep me from spending a dime on it. 5 years from now when they get it all sorted out maybe. I just read a post that the citrix solution would come out to be something like $175 a user. I have a thousand users. Why would I spend 175,000 on that? I could buy a whole lot of thin clients and TS servers for that much! Secondly while the idea for the site is good Jon there are literally millions of registry keys and I just can't see the benefit of keeping up a site like this. I have about a hundred registry utilities I used to give out on the thin.net that are available out there on the web. As applications become more vitualized you will see virtual registry entries going along with them. So trying to sort a "virtual" entry out over a fixed entry is going to get dicey. The "virtual" registry is a whole new concept offered in Vista/2008. No longer are keys written to one specific place. What further complicates things is that a lot of things can't or simply wont ever roam with the profile. If they aren't on the system you are on..well guess what you can't run them. Java just happens to be one of these things. JK On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Jon Wallace <jon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hey Guys 'n' Gals, As you know the industry that is thin-computing is shifting and the concept of the virtual desktop is becoming more prevalent. With this new wave of technology come new challenges (or opportunities) and new things to learn - this is a good thing. One thing that is apparent with the introduction of the virtual desktop is that the user's environment is more important than ever and many solutions within the profile management / environment management space are now starting to flourish. One thing that all of these solutions have in common is the need for sources of information, what data to collect, what data to discard, what components belong with what application etc. So it's with this in mind that I want to bring www.insidetheregistry.com <http://www.insidetheregistry.com/> to your attention. This is in beta right now but I wanted to get your feedback as a community - how this would best fit and serve you. The aim of the site is to become a definitive source for registry keys / registry information so should an administrator want to know what keys are associated with Outlook 2007 so he can back them up correctly, this site would be able to help. I want to however shape the site around your thoughts. I'm looking for first and foremost your thoughts on the idea, recommendations for the best presentation of information and other components you recommend. I'm also looking for a few official moderators / contributors for once it's up and going - I'd like to open it right up but the challenge is keeping the information correct and controlled. Finally I'm looking to fill the downloads section with registry related tools and information - if you have any, please forward them. Feedback is appreciated. Best Regards, Jon -- Jim Kenzig Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services Citrix Technology Professional Blog: http://www.techblink.com