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is windows server 2003 free?

raysjullio21 wrote: is windows server 2003 free?Nothing comes for free in this World.

Pricing also my concern. have to decide on a server soon. Open Source is a strong option nowadays. However any hope of a stablier platform than XP or vista from Microsoft would be really welcomed. Question is a Windows Server 2008 out of my reach? Five workstation and small business?

To get you started, here are some resources about Windows Server 2008: Windows Server 2008 Component Posters Windows Server 2008 Component Posters, originally printed in the July 2007 issue of TechNet Magazine. Windows Server 2008 TechCenter IT Pro resources for Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 Technical Library Windows Server Community Windows Server Community resources page. Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about, evaluate and deploy Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 Security Guide This Solution Accelerator helps organizations efficiently create, deploy, and maintain a secure environment for a variety of servers running Windows Server 2008. Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows Server 2008 This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the Administrative template files (.admx/.adml) delivered with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). BitLocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer The Bitlocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer helps to locate BitLocker Drive Encryption recovery passwords for Windows Vista- or Windows Server 2008- based computers in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. This release includes updates to support Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 in addition to previously supported platforms. Server Core Demo 3 minute Keith Combs Server Core Role Installation video. Deploying Windows Server 2008 Deployment QnA with links to deployment resources. Hyper-V Technical Library content. Includes Relnotes, Step-by-Step Guides, blogs and links to the Solution Accelerators. Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enable IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 from a computer running Windows Vista with SP1. You can also download Downloads & Pre-requisites for the Hyper-V Management tools for Vista SP1 Ben Armstrong's blog post details links to downloads and pre-requisites for the Hyper-V Management tools for Vista SP1 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation Software download This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating Windows Server 2008 software does not require product activation or entering a product key. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 60 days. Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide: Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster Describes the steps for installing and configuring a file server failover cluster that has two nodes. By creating the configuration in this guide, you can learn about failover clusters and familiarize yourself with the Failover Cluster Management snap-in interface in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering Shows you how to test using Hyper-V and Failover Clustering together to make a virtual machine highly available. How to Enable Remote Administration of Server Core via MMC using NETSH Windows Server 2008 Core introduces some challenges in administering servers without an explorer shell. Here are some netsh commands that will help you administer your Server Core installation remotely through MMC snap-ins. Sysinternals Suite The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. Process Explorer v11.20 Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. Design and Implementation for Active Directory Datasheet The Microsoft Services Design and Implementation for Active Directory offering enables organizations to deploy and optimize Windows Server 2008 Active Directory directory services in the most effective way possible by implementing consistent, reproducible processes and configurations that improve efficiency and require less effort to maintain. Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool assists Network administrators with troubleshooting network related failures, focusing primarily on IPsec. It is applicable on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Volume Activation 2.0 Technical Guidance Technical documentation for planning, deployment, and operations of Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Includes the Volume Activation 2.0 Overview Guide, Planning Guide, Deployment Guide, Operations Guide, Resources, FAQ and Technical Attributes. Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework version 3.5 The Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop Windows applications using both native (Win32) and managed (.NET Framework) technologies. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 (for IT Professionals) The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer provides a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations. Server Core Blog http://blogs.technet.com/server_core/default.aspxtony soper

Depends on the money you want to spend. You can get a decent server with Server 2008 for a good proce from Dell. And you can consider the Apple X-Serve as a very valid option.David

Hyper-V Server is free: Coming next month, a virtualization server (sometimes called a host) that you can download for free (as in Beer). Watch the Hypre-V Server page for more news. Scenarios for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (notice that it is NOT called Windows Hyper-V Server) include: Test and Development Basic Server Consolidation Branch Office Consolidation Hosted Desktop Virtualization (VDI) Note that Hyper-V Server comes with no UI, just like running the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008 on a Serve Core installation. Among the things you DON'T get in Hyper-V Server: Hassle tying to activate from the command line - No Activation! Noclustering No Quick Migration No large memory support (large meaning >32GB) No multi-proc support > 4 proc on the host No ability to run any other workload/Windows Server 2008 role Read the system requirements for Hyper-V Server. For more info: Read the Hyper-V Server FAQ.tony soper

Hi,I have a question with regards to ASPNET user in my Windows Server 2008 machine. Why can't I see that user in my machine? even though I already installed the necessary features for this one.Any idea on this?Thanks,Salvy

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is windows server 2003 free? In some cases. If you are, like me, a student interested in IT, you can download a copy of Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft's Dreamspark website. Non students, however, will have to pay the full price, which usually doesn't dip below $200.

Question is a Windows Server 2008 out of my reach? Five workstation and small business? Windows Server 2003 works find for me, and is generally priced lower than 2008. I would recommend using a Windows Server over any other software because there is abundant support for Microsoft products.

hi, Is server 2003 not supported in these forums? i only see 2008. if so does anybody know of a server 2003 specific forum i could go to?

Yeah "Microsoft Newsgroups -> Windows Server 2003 -> Forums -> General" brings us here, so it's not exactly clear where messages about server 03 should be posted.

That link doesn't get me to Win 2003 server forums.

Hi Customers,Windows Server 2003 issues are also supported here. Please feel free to post your questions here.Laura Zhang - MSFT

Tony,Have just signed up with TechNet. Note the bewildering number of version to download when it comes to Windows 2008 Server.Is there a suitable link the will cut the confusion?Wayne

MysteryFog, of course, it all depends on what you want to do. Perhaps this is a good topic for the new TechNet Wiki. You can start your own "How to choose" article. Check out: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/windows-server-2008-r2-survival-guide.aspxtony soper

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raysjullio21 wrote: is windows server 2003 free? Nothing comes for free in this World. So classics words!

Basically Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft . Windows server 2003 is available on free mode on Internet where you can download it . But it also depends on compatibility for OS.

Go for linux...........