Windows Server 2003 R2 Beta

Windows Server 2003 R2 Beta

Tom Warren on 07 December 2004 - 01:25 · 21 comments & 3390 views

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Thanks to Larney for the heads up

The core of this release is built on the Windows Server 2003 SP1 platform and adds optionally-installable components that our customers have requested. This beta will all incorporate a number of key features that are of interest to customers who want to take advantage of new technologies available in the next release of Microsoft Windows Server 2003

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View: Microsoft Betaplace

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#1 craZySoldier on 07 Dec 2004 - 01:32

will this be a update (free) or a new os?

#2 Larney on 07 Dec 2004 - 01:33

WHOA! Thanks Arnaudt

(2 replies) #3 y_notm on 07 Dec 2004 - 01:41

I don't know if they'll still take nominations, the newsgroups and most of the betaplace site is already up

#3.1 Andareed on 07 Dec 2004 - 01:58

What do you mean? All I see is "Coming Soon--the Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 "R2" Beta! "

#3.2 y_notm on 07 Dec 2004 - 03:34

i'm saying a lot of testers were already accepted. signing up at this point might be futile if they aren't accepting any more applications

#4 allex87 on 07 Dec 2004 - 02:06

Signed up

I participated in the SP1 beta test

I hope I'll get in... VERY impressed with 2k3SP1 VERY STABLE AND FAST!

#5 Sn4k36 on 07 Dec 2004 - 02:13

I signed up.. Just because i help beta tested the first rls of win2k3

#6 divertom15 on 07 Dec 2004 - 03:36

interesting

(1 reply) #7 SquareSoft0 on 07 Dec 2004 - 04:04

Didn't Microsoft specifically say to not give out the guest IDs, which is why they started making variations in the spelling?

#7.1 cpu killer on 07 Dec 2004 - 09:10

Seems like there was a misunderstanding there, they're all the same - they just seemed randomly generated.

#8 Jugalator on 07 Dec 2004 - 09:09

"This beta will all incorporate a number of key features that are of interest to customers who want to take advantage of new technologies available in the next release of Microsoft Windows Server 2003"

Haha, that's a whole lot of words to say the obvious for any software release.

#9 DigitalDJ on 07 Dec 2004 - 12:04

sneaky...changing the heads up name....

#10 Tom Servo on 07 Dec 2004 - 14:30

Irony. I've got an invite for it in the mailbox, but didn't see it until I've signed up using the ID in this newspost. Tells me about Win2k3 SP1, though I never was in there.

#11 Larney on 07 Dec 2004 - 15:48

DigitalDJ, yeah lol...now its me apparently

#12 Mr. Dee on 07 Dec 2004 - 17:51

Gosh, I hope it really works and I get in.

(1 reply) #13 Mr. Dee on 07 Dec 2004 - 17:53

It says its scheduled for Release October 2005, which only proves that the beta for Longhorn will be further up than expected. Paul Thurrott said February 2005 which nothing but guessing.

#13.1 Sn4k36 on 07 Dec 2004 - 21:15

longhorn beta is until May 2005.. and there is still a longhron server beta also next year which is until at less around fall.

(2 replies) #14 Dane2003 on 07 Dec 2004 - 21:35

Old News. Been in this beta for about a week now.

#14.1 Larney on 07 Dec 2004 - 22:09

Then where's your post been wise ass?

#14.2 Mr. Dee on 07 Dec 2004 - 23:49

Maybe its because he was dreaming of being in the beta.

#15 chrispinto on 08 Dec 2004 - 13:40

ive been in this for around a week too...
The emails went sent out to us PROPER testers nearly 2 weeks ago...

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