Windows Server 2003 R2 is the successor to the simply named Windows Server 2003. It is essentially just an update to the original version. The R2 update was released in December of 2005.
Yes, as long as they are the same edition.
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 2003 Service Pack 2 (32-bit x86)Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Small Business Server 2003 Note: Nowadays Latest service pack 2 windows server 2003.
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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.
Active Directory was previewed in 1999, released first with Windows 2000 Server edition, and revised to extend functionality and improve administration in Windows Server 2003. Additional improvements were made in Windows Server 2003 R2. Active Directory was refined further in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and was renamed Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory was called NTDS (NT Directory Service) in older Microsoft documents. This name can still be seen in some Active Directory binaries.
There are two types of Windows PC operating systems--Windows and Windows Server. The latest version of Windows Server now is Windows Server 2008 R2. The latest version of Windows (non-server) now is Windows 7.
The three most popular Windows servers preferred by most people are the 2008 R2, the HPC 2008 R2 and the Windows Small Business Server 2011. All popular and reliable.
.NET Framework is part of the Operating System rather than the hardware. It can be installed on Windows based systems..NET 1.1 comes preinstalled in Windows Server 2003, .NET 3.0 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, .NET 3.5 in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Type your answer here... Windows Server 2008R2The answer is Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008Server 2008 R2 CAN!
Windows 7, Windows server 2008 SP2 AKA R2.
Microsoft Hyper-V R2 SP1 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V.