Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Codename Preliminary name	"Longhorn" Server
Kernel version	NT 6.0
CPU architecture	x86, x64
Release date	2008-02-27
Support end	2020-01-14
Preceded by	Windows Server 2003
Succeeded by	Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 is an operating system developed by Microsoft, and was released to manufacturing on February 27, 2008. It is the server version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Builds

Note: The first two builds used pre-reset code (see Windows Longhorn)

Pre-Beta

• 6.0.4028.Lab01_N.030701-2000
• 6.0.4066.main.040226-1010
• 6.0.5077.vbl_core_setup.050530-1400
• 6.0.5085.vbl_srv.050610-2000

Beta 1

• 5112.0.winmain_beta1.050720-1600
• 5219.0.winmain_idx02.050830-2010
• 5259.winmain_idx02.051113-2100
• 5270.9.winmain_idx03.051214-1910 - December 2005 CTP

Beta 2

• 5308.17.winmain_idx01.060217-2200 - February 2006 CTP (1)
• 5308.60.winmain_idx01.060223-2145 - February 2006 CTP (2)
• 5381.winmain_beta2.060501-1900
• 5384.4.winmain_beta2.060518-1455
• 5600.16384.vista_rc1.060829-2230 - August 2006 CTP
• 5728.16387.winmain_idx06.060917-1430
• 5744.16384.vista_rtm_edw.061003-1945
• 5757.1.winmain.061010-1900

Beta 3

• 6001.16406.longhorn_idx01.061208-1900 - December 2006 CTP
• 6001.16461.longhorn_idx02.070209-1510 - February 2007 CTP
• 6001.16497.longhorn_beta3.070330-1720 - April 2007 CTP
• 6001.16510.longhorn_beta3.070417-1740
• 6001.16606.longhorn.070619-1930 - June 2007 CTP

Release Candidate 0

• 6001.16648.longhorn_rc0.070827-1405 - September 2007 CTP
• 6001.16659.longhorn_rc0.070916-1443

Release Candidate 1

• 6001.17042.longhorn_rc1.071107-1618
• 6001.17051.longhorn_rc1.071121-2029
• 6001.17119.longhorn.071210-1916

RTM

• 6001.18000.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840