Windows Server 2003 will be upgradeable from its compatible version of Windows 2000 server. Windows 2000 server will be upgradeable to Windows Server 2003. You are not allowed to downgrade the server class (Windows 2000 Advanced Server to Windows Server 2003).

No, Service Packs are cumulative, meaning SP2 contains all previously released Security Bulletin Updates and installs all individual hotfixes released since Windows Server 2003 RTM.

Both Home and Professional can be upgraded from Windows 98, Windows 98SE, and Windows ME. Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Home can all be upgraded to Windows XP Professional. Windows 95 is not a supported upgrade path from either version.

There are some new timeout problems during negotiation (I think). An LDAP option has been set in version 1.2, and it has resolved this issue.

If you install Windows 2003 over an existing Windows 2003 installation, you might receive any of the following errors: You might also notice errors in the scssetup.log file in the \%systemroot%\security folder. These errors are the result of a corrupted secedit.sdb file. This file corruption often occurs when a computer suddenly stops rather than completing a controlled shutdown. To resolve these errors, you must use the esentutl.

quot;The Windows Server 2003 family is the next step in the ongoing evolution of the Windows server operating systems. Windows Server 2003 builds on the proven reliability, scalability, and manageability of Windows 2000 Server, to deliver a highly productive infrastructure platform for powering connected applications, networks, and XML Web services?????"from the workgroup to the data center."

It is necessary to leave both Windows 2003 Server and Remote Data Backups open for a scheduled backup to occur. You can minimize Remote Data Backups.

Yes, migrate to Windows Server 2003. If you have already started migrating to Windows 2000 then continue with the existing migration before considering a new one.

Windows Server 2003 ships in 4 versions: Web Server, Standard Server, Enterprise Server and Datacenter. Enterprise Server will take Windows 2000 Advanced Server's place.

Windows Web Server 2003 is designed specifically to be used as just that - a web server which hosts a single web site.

Besides being dedicated exclusively to file serving, Windows Storage Server 2003 contains some important features not available in Windows Server 2003. These features include an advanced storage manager for file filtering and quota management, a new Network File System (NFS) server to improve performance, and a fully integrated Web-based user interface for remote management.

Windows Server 2003 allows systems administrators to manage their server remotely through a Remote Desktop client. Remote Desktop clients are available for Windows, MacOS and Linx:

There are two ways. 1) An update will be available for free download for existing installations of Windows Server 2003. 2) The SP2 updates will be incorporated, or slipstreamed, into Windows Server 2003 moving forward. This will allow the upgrading of Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows 2000 Server SP4.

Yes it has tested 100% compatible. It even works with Primary Domain controllers. Note that some DOS based solutions will work on a normal 2003 Server but WILL NOT WORK on Domain Controllers and our testing and other customers have confirmed one particular DOS based solution stopped their server from booting.

Windows Server 2003 contains numerous new features and abilities that make it a more robust and flexible web hosting system. Windows Server 2003 has improvements and additions for application services, security, and much more. Most of these improvements will be transparent to you as they apply to our server-side of your hosting plan. In addition, you can now install components that fit the ASP.NET installation model that our servers allow. For example, you can upload .

Windows Server 2003 contains all of the functionality of Windows 2000 Server and more. For instance, Windows 2000 Server supports .NET Framework as does Windows Server 2003: the only difference is that on Windows Server 2003, .NET Framework is built-in. Additionally, ODBC.NET data provider and ASP.NET Mobile Controls are now integrated into Windows Server 2003.