

It was made more compatible with Windows NT 4.0 domain-based networking. Windows Server 2003 includes compatibility modes to allow older applications to run with greater stability. Unlike Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003's default installation has none of the server components enabled, to reduce the attack surface of new machines. Windows Server 2003 is the follow-up to Windows 2000 Server, incorporating compatibility and other features from Windows XP. 5.6 Windows XP Professional 圆4 Edition.5.5 Windows Server for Embedded Systems.Windows Server 2003's kernel was later adopted in the development of Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional 圆4 Edition. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005. Derived from the Windows XP operating system, Windows Server 2003 is the successor to Windows 2000 Server and the predecessor to Windows Server 2008. It is part of the Windows NT family of operating systems and was released on April 24, 2003. Windows Server 2003 is the third version of Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft. Mainstream support ended on April 12, 2011 Windows Small Business Server 2003 (including R2): Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2011

Windows Storage Server 2003 (including R2): Mainstream support ended on July 13, 2010 Trialware and volume licensing, with client access licenses Īll editions except Windows Storage Server 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2003 (including R2): Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative).
