Installation Platforms for Message Queuing Computers
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
The following table shows which types of Message Queuing computers can be created on which Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 family operating systems.
| Type of Message Queuing computer | Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 family operating systems |
|---|---|
Message Queuing server |
All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 family operating systems |
Independent client |
All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 family operating systems |
Dependent client |
Message Queuing 5.0 cannot be installed as a dependent client. A Windows Server 2008 R2 computer with Message Queuing 5.0 installed can still act as a supporting server for computers with earlier versions of Message Queuing that are installed as a dependent client. Message Queuing 5.0 only supports dependent clients that are installed on the Windows 2003 (or later) operating system. Since support for versions of Windows earlier than Windows 2000 has been deprecated upon the release of Windows Server 2008, Message Queuing 4.0 only supports dependent clients that are installed on the Windows 2000 (or later) operating system. |
Note
For the purposes of this documentation, the term Message Queuing server refers to a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family computer that has Message Queuing installed on it. The term Message Queuing client can refer to either an independent client or a dependent client. Both of these terms are used to describe Message Queuing servers that have particular Message Queuing components installed. Such computers are referred to as having independent client functionality or dependent client functionality.