Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta

**kcnychief** · August 18th, 2005

This beta is available for a free 180-day trial download.

Requires a passport, and registration with MS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...2/default.mspx

/is downloading now

I stumbled across this because I was looking for something else, and found Paul Thorott's FAQ about the release, and it peaked my interest.

http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/win2003_r2.asp

All you Paul Thurott fans might find it funny that you get a "Stack overflow at line 143" error when visiting that page, lol. Silly FrontPage users!

**Electronic Punk** · August 18th, 2005

did this just come out?

**kcnychief** · August 18th, 2005

can't seem to find too much about when the beta was released, but most of the "first" articles where around July 7th. Keep in mind, it's only a beta, and although rumors are speculating it will be delayed, Microsoft stands firm that it will ship within Q4 of 2005.

EDIT: One of the neat features I've always wanted is to be able to right-click on a PC within ADUC and be able to Remote Desktop to it. SMS has always had this feature, and I think MS is trying to phase that product out, especially with WSUS available...?

EDIT: ya know what, I think I'm going to run this as my main OS, I'm getting bored with XP

**Electronic Punk** · August 18th, 2005

No reason it should have been in beta so long really, its just like an integrated-release-administrators-kit of sp1.

**kcnychief** · August 18th, 2005

Right, to an extent, at least IMO

I think the reason why it's in Beta so long is because it will actually replace 2003 server platform-wide. Can you imagine the crapstorm that would arise if they released this version and it failed in some big corporation?

Granted, it would be their own responsibility to manage backups, but if they migrated fully, and no longer had legal licensing for the OS pre-R2, they would be F'ed

**Heeter** · August 18th, 2005

What does R2 stand for?

Is it Win2003SP2?

Thanks in advance,

Heeter

**Electronic Punk** · August 18th, 2005

its basically Release 2, in the same way Windows 98 had a second release, not really worth upgrading from 2003 on in a domain anyway.

**Heeter** · August 18th, 2005

Great Thanks for the info, EP.

Heeter

**kcnychief** · August 21st, 2005

Has anyone successfully downloaded this? The e-mail I got said it was 93mb, but it's 500+. I have tried numerous times and it keeps timing out around 400mb or so....

**LordOfLA** · August 21st, 2005

wow thats the most long winded "i want to download this" registration form ever hehehe

**kcnychief** · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

wow thats the most long winded "i want to download this" registration form ever hehehe

Yeah, the form was a P.O.S., but hey it's free

And after about a week of attempts, I was finally able to get the D/L to finish. Maybe I should have downloaded it before posting

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

its basically Release 2, in the same way Windows 98 had a second release, not really worth upgrading from 2003 on in a domain anyway.

I agree, not in a domain, especially a huge one. But since I'm doing this self-paced MCSE stuff, I want to get my hands on whatever I can. Perhaps I'll do a review for OSNN, of course throwing my self at the feet of the approval department

**Mastershakes** · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by kcnychief

Yeah, the form was a P.O.S., but hey it's free

And after about a week of attempts, I was finally able to get the D/L to finish. Maybe I should have downloaded it before posting

Contact your ISP - mine D/L in 1 hr 10 min.... last night after reading about it on another forum.
It's no big jump... as said earlier in thread, just a rolled up edition.... all the hotfixes dumped in. My image of 2003 enterprise is already at that stage, I integrate each hotfix in order into it.

**kcnychief** · August 23rd, 2005

Yeah, well I actually downloaded it in 12 minutes once it worked. I tried from home and at work, I think the site was in heavy load at the time.

Did you download and install it? I did a fresh install this morning and it's asking for CD 2

And you are wrong, there are software differences, have you seen this article?
http://www.winsupersite.com/FAQ/win2003_r2.asp

**Electronic Punk** · December 6th, 2005

I just read in ComputerWeekly that R2 is scheduled to be released today, has anyone heard anything?

**madmatt** · December 6th, 2005

No, I haven't heard any thing about a potential release date. I would assume that is a bit quick after the release of SP1 though.

**Electronic Punk** · December 6th, 2005

Well it has been in development alot longer than SP1 was.

**madmatt** · December 6th, 2005

Well yes. We'll see. I'm in no hurry. I still haven't deployed Exchange Server 2003 SP2.

**madmatt** · December 6th, 2005

Virtual Server 2005 R2 (Enterprise Edition) came out today.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

**Electronic Punk** · December 6th, 2005

Yes I saw

But here is what I saw
Microsoft Launches major Windows Server 2003 upgrade
Microsoft is today (6 December) due to release an update for its Windows Server 2003 operating system. The second major release, R2, has new technology to improve security and help to extend applications to users in diverse locations. Microsoft said that users with servers covered by Software Assurance or Enterprise Agreements would be eligible to use R2 in place of their current software.

**Electronic Punk** · December 6th, 2005

http://www.aviransplace.com/index.ph...erver-2003-r2/

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #1
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta This beta is available for a free 180-day trial download. Requires a passport, and registration with MS. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...2/default.mspx /is downloading now I stumbled across this because I was looking for something else, and found Paul Thorott's FAQ about the release, and it peaked my interest. http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/win2003_r2.asp All you Paul Thurott fans might find it funny that you get a "Stack overflow at line 143" error when visiting that page, lol. Silly FrontPage users! XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #2
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta did this just come out?

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #3
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta can't seem to find too much about when the beta was released, but most of the "first" articles where around July 7th. Keep in mind, it's only a beta, and although rumors are speculating it will be delayed, Microsoft stands firm that it will ship within Q4 of 2005. EDIT: One of the neat features I've always wanted is to be able to right-click on a PC within ADUC and be able to Remote Desktop to it. SMS has always had this feature, and I think MS is trying to phase that product out, especially with WSUS available...? EDIT: ya know what, I think I'm going to run this as my main OS, I'm getting bored with XP XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #4
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta No reason it should have been in beta so long really, its just like an integrated-release-administrators-kit of sp1.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Right, to an extent, at least IMO I think the reason why it's in Beta so long is because it will actually replace 2003 server platform-wide. Can you imagine the crapstorm that would arise if they released this version and it failed in some big corporation? Granted, it would be their own responsibility to manage backups, but if they migrated fully, and no longer had legal licensing for the OS pre-R2, they would be F'ed XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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August 18th, 2005	Top \| #6
Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta What does R2 stand for? Is it Win2003SP2? Thanks in advance, Heeter

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #7
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta its basically Release 2, in the same way Windows 98 had a second release, not really worth upgrading from 2003 on in a domain anyway.

August 18th, 2005	Top \| #8
Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Great Thanks for the info, EP. Heeter

August 21st, 2005	Top \| #9
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Has anyone successfully downloaded this? The e-mail I got said it was 93mb, but it's 500+. I have tried numerous times and it keeps timing out around 400mb or so.... XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

August 21st, 2005	Top \| #10
LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta wow thats the most long winded "i want to download this" registration form ever hehehe If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

August 23rd, 2005	Top \| #11
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Originally Posted by LordOfLA wow thats the most long winded "i want to download this" registration form ever hehehe Yeah, the form was a P.O.S., but hey it's free And after about a week of attempts, I was finally able to get the D/L to finish. Maybe I should have downloaded it before posting Originally Posted by Electronic Punk its basically Release 2, in the same way Windows 98 had a second release, not really worth upgrading from 2003 on in a domain anyway. I agree, not in a domain, especially a huge one. But since I'm doing this self-paced MCSE stuff, I want to get my hands on whatever I can. Perhaps I'll do a review for OSNN, of course throwing my self at the feet of the approval department XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

August 23rd, 2005	Top \| #12
Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Originally Posted by kcnychief Yeah, the form was a P.O.S., but hey it's free And after about a week of attempts, I was finally able to get the D/L to finish. Maybe I should have downloaded it before posting Contact your ISP - mine D/L in 1 hr 10 min.... last night after reading about it on another forum. It's no big jump... as said earlier in thread, just a rolled up edition.... all the hotfixes dumped in. My image of 2003 enterprise is already at that stage, I integrate each hotfix in order into it.

August 23rd, 2005	Top \| #13
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Yeah, well I actually downloaded it in 12 minutes once it worked. I tried from home and at work, I think the site was in heavy load at the time. Did you download and install it? I did a fresh install this morning and it's asking for CD 2 And you are wrong, there are software differences, have you seen this article? http://www.winsupersite.com/FAQ/win2003_r2.asp XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

December 6th, 2005	Top \| #14
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta I just read in ComputerWeekly that R2 is scheduled to be released today, has anyone heard anything?

December 6th, 2005	Top \| #15
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta No, I haven't heard any thing about a potential release date. I would assume that is a bit quick after the release of SP1 though.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Well it has been in development alot longer than SP1 was.

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Well yes. We'll see. I'm in no hurry. I still haven't deployed Exchange Server 2003 SP2.

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Virtual Server 2005 R2 (Enterprise Edition) came out today. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta Yes I saw But here is what I saw Microsoft Launches major Windows Server 2003 upgrade Microsoft is today (6 December) due to release an update for its Windows Server 2003 operating system. The second major release, R2, has new technology to improve security and help to extend applications to users in diverse locations. Microsoft said that users with servers covered by Software Assurance or Enterprise Agreements would be eligible to use R2 in place of their current software.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 2003 Server R2 Beta http://www.aviransplace.com/index.ph...erver-2003-r2/