Development and History
Windows Server 2003 drew on the solid server architecture of the Windows 2000 codebase, and was initially known as the Whistler Server project. It essentually updated Windows 2000 Server, with all the code changes that came with Windows XP, as well as adding a whole new layer of Server and Security functionality
| Windows Server 2003 Service List by Product |
| Windows Server 2003 Service List: Standard | Enterprise |
System Requirements
Standard Edition
- 133MHz Pentium-Grade Processor, 550MHz Processor recommended
- 128MB RAM, 256MB recommended.
- 1.25GB Hard Drive Space (FAT16/FAT32/NTFS Partitions Supported)
- CD-ROM Drive is recommended, but not absolutely necessary, as Network Install is supported.
Enterprise Edition
- 133MHz Pentium-Grade Processor, 550MHz Processor recommended
- 128MB RAM, 256MB recommended.
- 1.25GB Hard Drive Space (FAT16/FAT32/NTFS Partitions Supported)
- CD-ROM Drive is recommended, but not absolutely necessary, as Network Install is supported.
Web Edition
Datacenter Edition
Features
Windows Server 2003 Standard Server x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Supports up to 4 CPU's, and a Maximum of 4GB of RAM.
Available Versions
| Windows Server 2003 Product List |
| x86: Standard | Enterprise | Web | Datacenter Server | Small Business | Cluster | R2 | Storage
x64: Enterprise | R2 IA-64: Enterprise | Datacenter | R2 |
Windows Server 2003 Standard Server x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 Web Server x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Server x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 is the Flagship Server product of Microsoft.
Windows Server 2003 R2 x86 Version
Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Version
Windows Server 2003 R2 IA64 Version
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition x64 Version
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA64 Version
- 733MHz Itanium-Grade Processor
- 128MB RAM
- 2GB Hard Drive Space
- CD-ROM Drive is recommended, but not absolutely necessary, as Network Install is supported.
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition IA64 Version
Service Packs
| Complete Microsoft Windows Service Pack List |
| Complete Microsoft Windows Service Pack List:
Windows NT 3.1: SP1 | SP2 | SP3 Windows NT 4.0: SP1 | SP2 | SP3 | SP4 | SP5 | SP6 | SP6a Windows 2000: SP1 | SP2 | SP3 | SP4 Windows XP: SP1 | SP2 | SP3 Windows Server 2003: SP1 | SP2 |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions:
MS-DOS: QDOS | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.21 | 3.3 | 3.3A | 3.31 | 4.0 | 4.01 | 4.01A | 5.0 | 5.0A | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 Windows 1.x: 1.0 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 Windows 2.x: 2.0 | 2.01 | 2.1 | 2.2 Windows 3.x: 3.0 | 3.0A | 3.1 | 3.11 | 3.2 Windows for Workgroups 3.x: 3.1 | 3.11 Windows 9x: 95 | 98 | ME Windows NT: 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.51 | 4.0 | 2000 | XP | 2003 Windows NT: Vista | Longhorn Server | Blackcomb Server Windows NT: Windows 8 | Windows 10 | Windows 11 Windows CE: 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 Windows Embedded: NT | XP Windows Mobile: 2003 | 5.0 Previous Windows Codenames: Janus | Snowball | Kato | Daytona | Chicago | Memphis | Millennium | Cairo | Odyssey | Neptune | Whistler | Longhorn | Blackcomb |