Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Codename Preliminary name	.NET Server, Whistler Server
Kernel version	x86 NT Kernel, NT 5.2 x64 NT Kernel, NT 5.2
Release date	24/04/2003 (RTM) 6/12/2005 (R2)
Support end	Mainstream support until 13/07/2010. Extended support until 14/07/2015.
Preceded by	2000 (Server)
Succeeded by	Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 (Code named .NET Server or Whistler Server), is the server counterpart of Windows XP.

Codenames

Its internal codenames were either the dotNET (.NET) Server (As evidenced in the Windows Buildtree, where it's source is located at D:\dnsrv) and during the development of Windows Whistler (Windows XP), it was Code Named Whistler Server.

R2

An interim release was made, under the name Windows Server 2003 R2 on December 6, 2005.

Builds

Please note that the build list is sorted by compile date, not build number.

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• Existence doubtful
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• Leaked or released

Early Development

• Whistler Build 2239.idx01.000531-1103
• Whistler Build 2267.idx01.000910-1316

Beta 1

• Whistler Build 2296.beta1.001024-1157

Beta 2

• Whistler Build 2410.main.001208-1937
• Whistler Build 2430.main.010130-1821
• Whistler Build 2433.main.010206-1822
• Whistler Build 2455.main.010307-1659
• Whistler Build 2462.main.010315-1739
• Whistler Build 2463.main.010328-1824
• Whistler Build 2464.main.010405-1517
• Whistler Build 2465.main.010410-1500
• Whistler Build 2467.main.010418-1202
• Whistler Build 2493.main.010612-1737
• Whistler Build 2499.main.010619-1834
• Whistler Build 3505.idx02.010627-0843
• Whistler Build 3531.main.010730-1811
• Whistler Build 3541.main.010810-1755
• Whistler Build 3544.main.010814-2142
• Whistler Build 3541.idx01.010830-1033
• Whistler Build 3562.idx02.011017-1405

Beta 3

• Windows .NET Server Build 3590.main.011110-1652
• Windows .NET Server Build 3598 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows .NET Server Build 3604.idx01.020207-0710
• Windows .NET Server Build 3610 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows .NET Server Build 3615.main.020306-1639
• Windows .NET Server Build 3621.idx02.020402-1701
• Windows .NET Server Build 3628.idx03.020523-1620
• Windows .NET Server Build 3639 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows .NET Server Build 3657.main.020627-1840
• Windows .NET Server Build 3660.main.020703-1730

RC1

• Windows .NET Server Build 3663.main.020715-1506
• Windows .NET Server Build 3676.main.020829-2048
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3681.main.020913-1826
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3678.idx01.020924-1515
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3689.dnsrv.021001-2247
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3700.dnsrv.021019-0144
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3708.dnsrv.021030-1811
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3714.dnsrv.021109-1327
• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3716.dnsrv.021112-2027

RC2

• Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3718.dnsrv.021114-1947
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3742.dnsrv.021223-1639
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3757.srvr2.030129-0116
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3763.dnsrv.030204-1636
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3765 (full buildtag unknown)

Pre-RTM

• Windows Server 2003 Build 3771 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3780 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3781 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3783 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3784 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3785 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3786 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3788 (full buildtag unknown)
• Windows Server 2003 Build 3789.srv03_rtm.030321-1647

RTM

• Windows Server 2003 Build 3790.srv03_rtm.030324-2048

R2 Beta 2

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Build 3790.1939.dnsrv_r2_beta2.050413-1957
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Build 3790.1970.dnsrv_r2.050613-1729

R2 RC0

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Build 3790.2021.dnsrv_r2_rc0.050822-1656
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Build 3790.2038.dnsrv_r2.050923-1625

R2 RTM

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Build 3790.2075.dnsrv_r2.051122-2350