I don't see a forum for Server 2003 specifically, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place. Is Windows Server 2003 based on the Windows "NT" development tree? I was told that Server 2003 identifies itself as NT 5.2. The reason I ask is that we have a software license for "Windows NT Systems". If Windows 2003 is based off NT, then we should be fine....but if technically (at its roots) its totally different than NT, then we may have to examine our software license. Any help is appreciated...links, support docs...whatever. Thanks for your time!

Are you talking about a Windows license or a license for a non Microsoft product that runs on Windows?

Hi,Thanks for the post.Please understand that Windows Server 2003 is based on the Windows NT development tree and its core version is NT 5.2. Hope it helps.

Hello, First of all it doesnt means that if your software is licensed for Windows Nt means it will work on Micrsosoft Windows 2003 server.There is a possibility thatwhenthesoftware was builtit was compatible to work with Windows NT 4.0 because atthat time it wasthe only nt version existedso it willnever work on the new version of NT though theroots of Windows 2003 are from Nt. I suggest you to talk to the Software vendor and seek his help.and listed below are the version of NT released till date. VersionMarketing nameEditionsRelease dateRTM build NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (named just Windows NT), Advanced Server 27 July 1993 528 NT 3.5 Windows NT 3.5 Workstation, Server 21 September 1994 807 NT 3.51 Windows NT 3.51 Workstation, Server 30 May 1995 1057 NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Server, Server Enterprise Edition, Terminal Server, Embedded 29 July 1996 1381 NT 5.0 Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, Advanced/Datacenter Server Limited Edition 17 February 2000 2195 NT 5.1 Windows XP Home, Professional, 64-bit Edition (Itanium), Media Center (original, 2003, 2004 & 2005), Tablet PC (original and 2005), Starter, Embedded, Home N, Professional N 25 October 2001 2600 NT 5.1 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs N/A 8 July 2006 2600 NT 5.2 Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)[4] 28 March 2003 3790 NT 5.2 Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Storage, Small Business Server, Compute Cluster 24 April 2003 3790 NT 5.2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 25 April 2005 3790 NT 5.2 Windows Home Server N/A 16 July 2007 3790 NT 6.0 Windows Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Basic N, Business N Business: 30 November 2006Consumer: 30 January 2007 60006001(SP1)6002(SP2) NT 6.0 Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Storage, Small Business Server 27 February 2008 60016002(SP2) NT 6.1 Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate[5] Predicted Q3 2009[6] 7000 (Beta) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NTThanks and Hope it helpsSyed Khairuddin

hi there,Hello all , this license is totally different than we think and its complicated. As we develop the software in our org we actually ship the license along with the software and not the OS which is what valkyrr is talking about. procedure is you code your application and then add the license key and then ship it to vendors / customers.Valkyrr you need to read the EULA agrement and understand if the license is in re-distributable mode. remember not all MSDN license is used as re-distributalb e, you need to contact your IT to get this info.sainath Windows Driver Development