Re: What does R2 stand for?

Stephen;
R2 is not an "ADDON".
Where is it stated "Installation of R2 requires install of Windows Server
2003 with SP1"
R2 is complete unto itself as Windows 98 SE is to Windows 98.

You may be misreading these statements:
"Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 is an update release"
"Windows Server 2003 R2 is easy to integrate into an existing Windows Server
2003 environment"

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<stephen.evans@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1136394605.719107.7690@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On MSDN, it has the details laid out well, and R2 is clearly an ADDON
> for Windows 2003 SP1, I will paste some snippets below from Microsoft
> themselves:
>
> Description
>
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 is an update release of the
> award-winning Windows Server 2003 operating system. Windows Server 2003
> R2 offers all the benefits of Windows Server 2003 SP1 while greatly
> improving branch office server solutions, identity and access
> management, storage setup and management, and application development
> inside and outside your organization's traditional boundaries. Windows
> Server 2003 R2 is easy to integrate into an existing Windows Server
> 2003 environment as it has the same application compatibility,
> manageability, and serviceability as the existing servers with SP1. For
> more information, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/r2
>
> Installation of R2 requires install of Windows Server 2003 with SP1.
>


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