(2012-03-27) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS) On Windows “8”

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS), or a.k.a. Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), (you can find its logo here ) by default is available on the server OS as a Server Role.

Figure 1: The “Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services” On Windows Server “8” Beta As A Server Role

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However, on the client OS, for Windows XP you needed to download it separately, for Windows Vista there was no ADLDS available and for Windows 7 you also had to download it separately. For Windows Client “8” Consumer Preview, there is not need to download anything separately as it is by default available as a Windows Feature. YES!!!!

Figure 2: The “Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services” On Windows Client “8” Consumer Preview As A Windows Feature

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Cheers,
Jorge
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(2010-01-11) ADLDS (ADAM) For Windows 7

In previous client versions of Windows, ADLDS (a.k.a. ADAM) was available for WXP. IN addition to that it was available in every server version of Windows (W2K3, W2K3R2, W2K8 and W2K8R2). There was no official version for Vista, but if I remember correctly (not sure though) it was possible to get the separate download working with some hacks.

However, since yesterday, Microsoft has provided a version of ADLDS for Windows 7. Now everybody with interest to have a lean and mean directory service on his desktop to test or develop software can do it on his desktop without the need to have a server OS.

Get it here!

….and for its logo, see here. J

Cheers,
Jorge
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(2009-04-16) ADLDS (ADAM) On Windows Client

At the moment you have ADLDS, a.k.a. ADAM, only on the server platform starting from Windows Server 2003 R2 and up. For both Windows Server 2003 RTM and Windows XP Professional you can download an out-of-band version of ADAM. Unfortunately there is no ADAM for Windows Vista or Windows 7. Developers, and others, using the last two are out of luck. But wait! That’s gonna change. Microsoft will release an out-of-band version of ADLDS for BOTH Windows Vista and Windows 7. Yes people, it’s going to happen, you just need to be a little more patient!

Cheers,
Jorge
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