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  1. MINUMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
    1. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/7641eea2-16e8-49b0-8387-e8c67da40ef71033.mspx/system_requirements.asp
    2. CPU: Intel Pentium/Celeron 133MHz (550MHz recommended)
    3. RAM: 128MB (256MB recommended)
    4. HARD DRIVE SPACE: 1.25GB (2GB network install)
  2. Windows "Whistler" Server versions renamed Windows 2002 April 30 2001.
  3. Windows 2002 Server versions renamed Windows .NET June 19 2001.
  4. Windows .NET Server versions renamed August 30 2002:
    1. Windows .NET Server 2003 Standard Edition.
    2. Windows .NET Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.
    3. Windows .NET Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (OEM only).
    4. Windows .NET Server 2003 Small Business Edition (OEM only).
    5. Windows .NET Server 2003 Web Edition (OEM only).
  5. Windows .NET Server 2003 release candidate (RC) 2 announced November 18 2002.
  6. Windows .NET 2003 Server versions renamed Windows 2003 Server January 9 2003.
  7. Windows 2003 Server released to manufacturing (RTM) (build 3790) March 28 2003.
  8. Windows 2003 Server released April 27 2003.
  9. Windows 2003 release 2 released to manufacturing December 5 2005.
  10. Windows 2003 service pack (SP) 1 released March 30 2005.
  11. Successer to Windows NT 2000 Server.
  12. Windows Server 2003 Feature Packs:
    1. Automated Deployment Services (ADS) Available as a download, ADS for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, includes a new set of imaging tools that enable you to automate the deployment of Microsoft operating systems.
    2. Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) For organizations that require flexible support for directory-enabled applications, ADAM is a breakthrough in directory services technology based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
    3. File Replication Services (FRS) Monitoring Tools A number of tools are available for managing FRS, the replication engine that keeps Distributed File System (DFS) shares synchronized, including both continuous monitoring tools, such as Ultrasound and Sonar, and snapshot troubleshooting tools such as FRSDiag.
    4. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) GPMC simplifies the management of Group Policy by making it easier to understand, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Group Policy implementations.
    5. Identity integration Identity Integration Feature Pack for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory manages identities and coordinates user details across Active Directory, ADAM, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 implementations, enabling you to combine identity information for a given user or resource into a single, logical view.
    6. iSCSI support Available as a free download, the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) software initiator package works with the Windows platform to help provide low-cost, highly efficient IP-based storage area networks (SANs).
    7. Windows SharePoint Services Windows SharePoint Services sites take file storage to a new level, providing communities for team collaboration and making it easy for users to work together on documents, tasks, contacts, events, and other information.
    8. Services for UNIX 3.5 Available as a free download, Services for UNIX 3.5 provides services that enable seamless interoperability with UNIX servers, such as an NFS and NIS server, as well as tools and services to help customers migrate applications from UNIX to Windows.
    9. Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) A milestone of trustworthy computing, RMS is an information protection technology that works with RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.
  13. Changes to MS-DOS Commands
    1. CHCP Changes code pages for all Command Prompt windows.
    2. DISKCOMP Command-line options /1 and /8 are not supported.
    3. DISKCOPY Command-line option /1 is not supported.
    4. DISKPERF No longer needed to act upon a server computer. You can still use diskperf for remote administration.
    5. DOSKEY Available for all character-based programs that accept buffered input. Doskey has been improved by a series of enhancements.
    6. FORMAT Supports 1.44 MB floppy drive only. 20.8 MB floptical (magneto-optical) drive is no longer supported. Command-line options /B, /S, /U, /1, /4, and /8 are no longer supported.
    7. LABEL The caret (^) and ampersand (&) symbols can be used in a volume label.
    8. MODE The mode LPTn[:][COLS=c][LINES=l] and mode LPTn[:][c][,[l]] syntaxes are no longer supported.
    9. PRINT Command-line options /B:size, /C, /M:ticks2, /P, /Q:qsize, /S:ticks3, /T, and /U:ticks1 are not supported.
    10. PROMPT New character combinations enable you to add ampersands ($a), parentheses ($c and $f), and spaces ($s) to your prompt.
    11. RECOVER Recovers files only.
    12. RMDIR New /S command-line option deletes directories containing files and subdirectories.
    13. SORT Does not require %TEMP% environment variable. File size is unlimited.
    14. XCOPY New /G command-line option creates decrypted destination files.
  14. Unavailable MS-DOS Commands
    1. APPEND Enables programs to open data files in specified folders as if these files were in the current folder.
    2. ASSIGN Not supported.
    3. BACKUP Not supported.
    4. CHOICE Not supported.
    5. CTTY Not supported.
    6. DBLSPACE Not supported.
    7. DEBUG Starts Debug.exe, a program that you can use to test and debug MS-DOS executable files.
    8. DELTREE The RMDIR /S command deletes directories containing files and subdirectories.
    9. DOSSHELL Function is now inherent.
    10. DRVSPACE Not supported.
    11. EDIT Starts MS-DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII text files.
    12. EDLIN Starts Edlin.exe, a line-oriented text editor with which you can create and change ASCII files.
    13. EMM386 Function is now inherent.
    14. EXE2BIN Converts .exe (executable files) to binary format.
    15. EXPAND Expands one or more compressed files.
    16. FASTHELP Not supported. Use the HELP command at the command prompt. For a complete list of command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z.
    17. FASTOPEN Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of products do not use this command. It is included only to preserve compatibility with existing MS-DOS files, but it has no effect at the command line because the functionality is automatic.
    18. FDISK Not supported. Use the DISKPART command, which enables you to manage disks, partitions, or volumes.
    19. FORCEDOS Starts the specified program in the MS-DOS subsystem. This command is necessary only for those MS-DOS programs that are not recognized as MS-DOS programs by the Windows Server 2003 family.
    20. GRAPHICS Loads a program into memory that allows you to print on a printer the displayed contents of the screen when you are using a color or graphics adapter.
    21. INCLUDE Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    22. INTERLNK Not supported.
    23. INTERSVR Not supported.
    24. JOIN Increased partition size and an improved file system eliminate the need to join drives.
    25. LOADFIX Ensures that a program is loaded above the first 64KB of conventional memory, and then runs the program.
    26. LOADHIGH (lh) Loads a program into the upper memory area (UMA). Loading a program into the UMA leaves more room in conventional memory for other programs.
    27. MEM Displays information about allocated memory areas, free memory areas, and programs that are currently loaded into memory in the MS-DOS subsystem.
    28. MEMMAKER MS-DOS subsystem memory usage is automatically optimized.
    29. MENUCOLOR Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    30. MENUDEFAULT Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    31. MENUITEM Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    32. MIRROR Not supported.
    33. MSAV Not supported.
    34. MSBACKUP Use the NTBACKUP command for computers with tape drives, or the xcopy command for computers without tape drives. For more information about the ntbackup command, see Ntbackup. For more information about the xcopy command, see Xcopy.
    35. MSCDEX It is unnecessary to configure the MS-DOS subsystem to use CD-ROM drives. The Windows Server 2003 family provides access to CD-ROM drives for the MS-DOS subsystem.
    36. MSD Use the System Information snap-in. To start System Information, click Start, click Run, and then type MSINFO32.
    37. NLSFUNC Loads information specific to country/region. Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of products do not use this command. It is included only to preserve compatibility with existing MS-DOS files, but it has no effect at the command line because the functionality is automatic.
    38. NUMLOCK Not supported.
    39. POWER Not supported.
    40. RESTORE Not supported.
    41. SCANDISK Not supported. Use the CHKDSK command, which enables you to create and display a status report for a disk based on the file system. CHKDSK also lists and corrects errors on the disk.
    42. SETVER Sets the MS-DOS version number that the MS-DOS subsystem reports to a program.
    43. SHARE Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of products do not use this command. It is included only to preserve compatibility with existing MS-DOS files, but it has no effect at the command line because the functionality is automatic.
    44. SMARTDRV Caching for the MS-DOS subsystem is automatic.
    45. SUBMENU Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    46. SYS Windows Server 2003 family operating systems will not fit on a standard 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy disk.
    47. UNDELETE Not supported.
    48. UNFORMAT Not supported.
    49. VSAFE Not supported.
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Last Updated: 2006/12/01
Direct corrections or suggestions to: Rick Lively