Microsoft released Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 RC

Microsoft has released a Service Pack 2 RC (Release Candidate) update for the Windows Server 2003 operating system version with patches, enhancing security and simplifying system administration.

Deploying the Service pack 2 update will help businesses improve security, increase reliability and simplify administration, update the latest patches. Ten main reasons that Microsoft recommends that enterprises should update SP2 have an improvement for IPSec, DCDIAG (Domain Controller Diagnostics) tool and MS Configuration (MSCONFIG). Service Pack 2 also updates the ICACLS (Access Control List) program to allow more complexity when backing up the Access Control List.

SP2 includes Microsoft Management Console version 3.0. MMC 3.0 provides a unified framework and simplifies day-to-day system management tasks on Windows by providing general navigation, menu bars, toolbars . that can be used for administration. network, computers, services, applications and other system components. MMC does not perform administrative functions but stores different components of Windows and does not belong to Microsoft to do this.

The 9 languages ​​added in SP2 include: German, French, Korean, Chinese (2), Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese. The other feature that Microsoft integrates for service pack 2 is the ability to manage WPA2 ports for wireless networks. This support and simplifying the process of confirming and connecting to wireless networks at home or in public.

What you need to know about Windows Server 2003 Service pack 2

Common help on Windows Server 2003 SP2

List of updates in Windows Server 2003 SP2 RC

Microsoft's attention to the Windows Server 2003 SP2 RC update version

Download Windows Server 2003 SP2 RC :

• Windows Server 2003 All Editions (32-bit x86)
• Windows Server 2003 Itanium-based Editions
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Editions
• Windows Server 2003 Storage Server R2 Edition
• Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition
• Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Servers R2 Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Download & Test SP2 32-Bit Version (Download this version for Windows Server 2003 SP2 if you have a 32-bit system (x86).)

Download & Test SP2 x64 Edition (Download this version for Windows Server 2003 SP2 if you have an x64 Edition system)

Download & Test SP2 for Itanium-Based Systems (Download this version for Windows Server 2003 SP2 if you have an Itanium-based system (ia64)).

Download & Test SP2 32-Bit Version (ISO-9660 Image File) (Download ISO-9660 disk image file and burn CD SP2 yourself. The file includes update.exe as well as icons, support and development tools. File image SP2 ISO-9660 for 32-bit systems (x86).

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