Supported operating systems for client computers
Updated: February 4, 2013
Applies To: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
The following operating systems for client computers are supported to work with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials:
Important
- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials does not support joining computers running the Home, Starter, or Media Center versions of Windows to the domain. In addition, you cannot use Remote Web Access to connect to these computers.
- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials does not support joining Mac computers to the domain. In addition, you cannot use Remote Web Access to connect to a Mac client computer.
Windows 8 operating systems
Windows 8
Windows 8 Professional
Windows 8 Enterprise
The Windows 7 Operating System
Windows 7 Home Basic (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 Home Premium (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 Professional (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 Ultimate (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 Enterprise (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 Starter (x86)
The Windows Vista Operating System
Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 2 (SP2) (x86 x64)
Windows Vista Home Premium with SP2 (x86 and x64)
Windows Vista Business with SP2 (x86 and x64)
Windows Vista Ultimate with SP2 (x86 and x64)
Windows Vista Enterprise with SP2 (x86 and x64)
Windows Vista Starter with SP2 (x86)
The Windows XP Operating System
Warning
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials supports only 32-bit Windows XP operating systems are supported.
- Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
- Windows XP Professional with SP3
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP3
Mac client computers
- Mac OS X v10.5 through Mac OS X v10.8
Note
You can view the health and backup status for a Mac computer from the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Dashboard. However, you cannot configure computer backup or start a backup from the Dashboard.