I found a great resource for converting Windows Server 2008 into being, as several have dubbed it, Windows "Workstation" 2008!

http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/

It covers setup, configuration, etc. This is a great resource, though. Vista was always slightly sluggish with everything and installed so much crap that it bogged the machine down. However, setting 2008 up as a workstation works flawlessly! No problems, no crashes, no sluggishness except when I intentionally overload it... And that's my own damn fault. Definitely worth finding it all in one spot instead of hunting down online for random references here, there and everywhere!