Terminal Server on Small Business Server--NOT

[Transpower]

John, et. al.:  I finally had some time to research the issue as to 
whether or not Terminal Server can be run from Small Business Server. 
As I said, it cannot.  The Microsoft Knowledge Base article follows.

Regards,
Ron Satz
Transpower Corporation, www.transpowercorp.com, transpower at aol.com
SCO Authorized and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineering

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The Terminal Server component is not available in the Windows Components 
Wizard in Windows Small Business Server 2003
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Article ID : 828056
Last Review : September 28, 2004
Revision : 1.0
SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer, 
Terminal Services is configured by using the Remote Desktop for 
Administration mode. If you open the Terminal Services Configuration 
console and try to change the mode for Terminal Services, the Licensing 
Mode dialog box contains the following message:
To change this server out of Remote Desktop for Administration, use 
Add/Remove Programs.
However, if you open Add/Remove Programs and then click Add/Remove 
Windows Components, the Windows Components Wizard does not list the 
Terminal Server component as the wizard does on the Standard, 
Enterprise, and Datacenter editions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Note In Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, the Terminal Server component is 
named Terminal Services in Application Server mode, and the Remote 
Desktop for Administration component is named Terminal Services in 
Remote Administration mode.
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CAUSE
Terminal Server is available on the Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter 
editions of Windows Server 2003. In Windows Small Business Server 2003, 
only the Remote Desktop for Administration mode is available. Only this 
mode is available because Windows Small Business Server 2003 always runs 
on a domain controller, and if you run Terminal Server on a domain 
controller, you may risk the safety of the server and the safety of your 
organization's sensitive data.
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RESOLUTION
To deploy Terminal Server on your Windows Small Business Server 
2003-based network, you must install an additional Windows Server 
2003-based computer.

For more information about deploying Terminal Server on a Windows Small 
Business Server 2003-based network, visit the following Web site to 
download the "Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User 
Desktops in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment" white paper:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/productdoc/alpha.mspx 
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/productdoc/alpha.mspx)
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STATUS
This behavior is by design.