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Windows Server 2003
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version of the Windows Server line of server operating systems, based on Windows XP
Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system built on the same core technology as the consumer Windows XP, designed to run on computers that manage networks and provide services to other computers. It was an important tool for businesses and organizations that needed reliable software to power their IT infrastructure during the early 2000s.
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- Official website
- www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003
- Image
- VirtualBox Windows Server 2003 Server Enterprise x64 VL 08 01 2025 10 14 47 CENS.png
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- inception
- 2003-04-24
- user manual URL
- technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc706993.aspx
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/windows-server
- working title
- Whistler Server
- Commons category
- Windows Server 2003
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Windows Server 2003, codenamed "Whistler Server", is the sixth major version of the Windows NT operating system produced by Microsoft and the first server version to be released under the Windows Server brand name. It is part of the Windows NT family of operating systems and was released to manufacturing on March 28, 2003 and generally available on April 24, 2003. Windows Server 2003 is the successor to the Server editions of Windows 2000 and the predecessor to Windows Server 2008. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005, and generally available on March 5, 2006.
Windows Server 2003 is based on Windows XP. Its kernel has also been used in Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.