In Server 2008 system, boot components get loaded under the minimum configuration state. That means, only those services gets loaded that you have installed as a part on Features under the desired Role.
A brief description of Windows Server 2008 Boot process.
1.System is powered on
2.The CMOS loads the BIOS and then runs POST
3.Looks for the MBR on the bootable device
4.Through the MBR the boot sector is located and the BOOTMGR is loaded
5.BOOTMGR looks for active partition
6.BOOTMGR reads the BCD file from the \boot directory on the active partition
7.The BCD (boot configuration database) contains various configuration parameters (this
information was previously stored in the boot.ini)
8.BOOTMGR transfer control to the Windows Loader (winload.exe) or winresume.exe in case the system was hibernated.
9.Winloader loads drivers that are set to start at boot and then transfers the control to the windows kernel.
Windows Server 2003 Boot Process:
1.POST
2.The MBR reads the boot sector which is the first sector of the active partition.
3.Ntldr locket path of os from boot.ini
4.Ntldr to run ntdedetect.com to get information about installed hardware.
5.Ntldr reads the registry files then select a hardware profile, control set and loads device drivers
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6.After that Ntoskrnl.exe takes over and starts winlogon.exe which starts lsass.exe
this is the program that display the welcome screen.
Windows Server 2008 is the most recent release of Microsoft Windows' server line of operating systems. Released to manufacturing on 4 February 2008 and officially released on 27 February 2008, it is the successor to Windows Server 2003, released nearly five years earlier. Like Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 is built on the Windows NT 6.0 kernel. A second release, named Windows Server 2008 R2, is currently under development.
For Windows Server 2008, it should be IIS 7.
Windows Server 2008 is the most recent release of Microsoft Windows' server line of operating systems. Released to manufacturing on 4 February 2008 and officially released on 27 February 2008, it is the successor to Windows Server 2003, released nearly five years earlier. Like Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 is built on the Windows NT 6.0 kernel. A second release, named Windows Server 2008 R2, is currently under development.
Windows Server 2008 is not a free product, and thus cannot be downloaded.
Windows Server 2008 is not marketed towards laptops, and no manufacturer advertises their compatibility with it. However, any laptop that supports Windows Vista should work with Windows Server 2008.
Windows 2000 Server was released in February 2000, Windows Server 2003 was released in April 2003, Windows 2003 Server R2 released in December 2005, Windows Server 2008 was released in February 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 was released in July 2009, and Windows Server 2012 was released in September 2012.
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium based System doess not provide server core installation
Windows Password Genius. Because it is easy to use and guarantees Windows server 2008 password reset. Besides reset Windows server password, you can add new user for Windows logon even though your are locked out of Windows server 2008 computer.
Because server 2008 is more updated than server 2003.
1) Make sure your PC meets the minimum system requirements to install Windows Server 2008. 2) Buy Windows Server 2008. 3) Put the DVD in the drive and reboot your machine. 4) Boot from the DVD 5) Install Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 (sometimes abbreviated as "Win2K8"[2]) is one of Microsoft Windows' server line of operating systems. Released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and officially released on February 27, 2008, it is the successor to Windows Server 2003, released nearly five years earlier. A second release, named Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009
The System log is the Windows Server 2008 primary operational log.