Windows Server 2003

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Windows Server 2003
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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

Early Development

Beta 1

Beta 2

Beta 3

RC1

RC2

Pre-RTM

RTM

R2 Beta 2

R2 RC0

R2 RTM