Windows is often the whipping boy when it comes to server platforms. But many in the industry now admit that Windows Server 2003 offers some significant breakthroughs over earlier versions of ...

Best practices for securing Windows Server 2003 If you've ever deployed Windows NT Server or Windows 2000 Server, you probably know that Microsoft designed those products to be unsecure by default.

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Although many network administrators will probably upgrade to Windows Server 2003 from Windows NT or Windows 2000 Server, you might need to install a Windows Server 2003 server from scratch. Here's ...

First announced by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in late 2003, and originally slated for delivery in the second half of 2004,Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 became available for download on Wednesday ...

Microsoft’s support for Windows Server 2003 ends today. This is business as usual: Microsoft provides at least 10 years of support for its operating systems, split into two distinct types. Mainstream ...

Leon Erlanger is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology and is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. School districts have been busy coping with the end ...

In a previous column, I discussed upgrading from Windows NT 4.0. Like an older car, it gets from point to point. But features such as air bags and traction control can’t simply be bolted on.

Microsoft has finally ended support for Windows Server 2008, which means that the Windows Vista/Longhorn codebase is no ...

The toolkit will work much the same as the one released in 2004 to block the automatic download and installation of Windows XP SP2, another service pack that included not just security fixes, but ...

The .NET version of the Windows 2000 server operating system. Introduced in the spring of 2003, it was originally known as .NET Server 2003. Similar to the Windows 2000 offerings, Windows Server 2003 ...

After some delay, Microsoft has released Windows Server 2003, and based on our review of the product, it has been worth the wait. Just to clarify the naming process, Microsoft originally called this ...