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what is the difference between Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Thanks
September 29th, 2010 10:18am

Hi, Windows 2008 is based on the same kernal as windows vista and windows 2008 R2 is based on the same kernal as Windows 7. So it's a complete different version. Take some time and look over here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/product-information.aspx Regards Ronny
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September 29th, 2010 10:27am

If you are interested in the difference in features, you may want to visit the Microsoft website to get a list of what's new: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/product-information.aspx Visit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.
September 29th, 2010 12:01pm

what is the difference between Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 Codename: Longhorn Server Windows NT 6.0.6002 version of Windows Server. Server equivelant to Vista Sp1 Is offered in X86 and X64 editions Hyper-V only available in 64-bit version Windows Server 2008 R2 Codename: Blackcomb, renamed to Vienna, renamed to 7 Windows NT 6.1.7600 version of Windows Server Only offered as a X64 network operating system Server equivelant Windows 7 New "stuff" = DirectAccess; Homegroup; Hyper-V, BranchCache (** Hyper-V is not new, but you cannot receive a version of R2 without it, it was optional for Longhorn**) Has 1644 Computer Group Policy settings Has 1453 User Group Policy Settings Ability to create and import custom policiesSteve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Product Specialist Microsoft Certified Network Product Specialist This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
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September 29th, 2010 3:50pm

You can compare the feature difference from the following links: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349801(WS.10).aspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.
September 29th, 2010 3:54pm

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