What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows
2003 server

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What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / mandar

1) Doamin rename is not possible in windows 2000
2) windows 2k - IIS 5 and windows 2k3 - II6
3) Windows 2k - IE 5 and Windows 2k3 - IE6
4) Terminal service are enhanced in win2k3
5) Windows 2k doesn't have 64 bit version

Is This Answer Correct ?    350 Yes 39 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / pradeep rawat

1) When installing terminal services for win2000 u r
prompted to select application server functions or
administrative functions sets can be installed sequently on
one server but it performs only one function at one time.
But in 2003 still distinguishes between application and
administrative services but installation and management are
now consolidated.

2) In Win 2000 server we can apply 620 group policies
but in 2003 we can apply nearly 720 so Win2003 server is
more secure than win 2000 server.
3) In 2000 we cannot rename domain whereas in 2003 we
can rename Domain.

4) In 2000 it supports of 8 processors and 64 GB RAM
(In 2000 Advance Server) whereas in 2003 supports up to 64
processors and max of 512GB RAM.

5) 2000 Supports IIS 5.0 and 2003 Supports IIS6.0

6) 2000 doesn’t support Dot net whereas 2003 Supports
Microsoft .NET 2.0

7) 2000 has Server and Advance Server editions whereas
2003 has Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web server
Editions.

8) 2000 doesn’t have any 64 bit server operating
system whereas 2003 has 64 bit server operating systems
(Windows Server 2003 X64 Std and Enterprise Edition)

9) 2000 has basic concept of DFS (Distributed File
systems) with defined roots whereas 2003 has Enhanced DFS
support with multiple roots.

10) In 2000 there is complexality in administering
Complex networks whereas 2003 is easy administration in all
& Complex networks.

11) In 2000 we can create 1 million users and in 2003
we can create 1 billion users.

12) In 2003 we have concept of Volume shadow copy
service which is used to create hard disk snap shot which
is used in Disaster recovery and 2000 doesn’t have this
service.

13) In 2000 we don’t have end user policy management,
whereas in 2003 we have a End user policy management which
is done in GPMC (Group policy management console).

14) In 2000 we have cross domain trust relation ship
and 2003 we have Cross forest trust relationship.

15) 2000 Supports 4-node clustering and 2003 supports 8-
node clustering.

16) 2003 has High HCL Support (Hardware Compatibility
List) issued by Microsoft.





17) Code name of 2000 is Win NT 5.0 and Code name of
2003 is Win NT 5.1

18) 2003 has service called ADFS (Active Directory
Federation Services) which is used to communicate between
branches with safe authentication.

19) In 2003 their is improved storage management using
service File Server Resource Manager (FSRM).

20) 2003 has service called Windows Share point
Services (It is an integrated portfolio of collaboration
and communication services designed to connect people,
information, processes, and systems both within and beyond
the organizational firewall).

21) 2003 has Improved Print management compared to 2000
server.

22) 2003 has telnet sessions available.

23) 2000 supports IPV4 whereas 2003 supports IPV4 and
IPV6.

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What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / narendra naidu

1. DNS Stub zone has introduced.

2. Shadow copying has introduced.

3. Schema version has changed from ver.13 to ver.30.

Is This Answer Correct ?    180 Yes 28 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / dheeraj nayyar

1) Doamin rename is not possible in windows 2000
2) windows 2k - IIS 5 and windows 2k3 - II6
3) Windows 2k - IE 5 and Windows 2k3 - IE6
4) Terminal service are enhanced in win2k3
5) Windows 2k doesn't have 64 bit version
6) DNS Stub zone has introduced in win2k3.
7) Shadow copying has introduced.
8) Schema version has changed from ver.13 to ver.30.

Is This Answer Correct ?    161 Yes 21 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / raman

2003AD:-
1.2 Million object can be created .
2. It is a new feature available in 2003.
3.Between parent and child, there is built in trust .It
is called as transitive trust.
4. Same partitions are there in 2003, but one additional
partition called Application directory partition is present.
5. but in 2003 we can apply nearly 720 so Win2003 server is
more secure than win 2000 server.
6. Automated System Recovery(ASR) is there

-2000AD:--
1.Only one million object can be created.
2.Universal group membership is not present.
3. Between parent and child, there is no built in trust .It
is called as non-transitive trust.
4. There is only three AD partition, Domain partition,
configuration partition, schema partition.
5. In Win 2000 server we can apply 620 group policies .
6. but 2k only Emergency Repair Disk(ERD) is there.

Is This Answer Correct ?    54 Yes 6 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / nilesh

In 2k3 there is stub zone but in 2k it is not there.
cross trust & shortcut trust are available only in
2k3.group replication problem was there in 2k but it is
removed from 2k3.
In 2k you have to create trust between parent & child but
in 2k3 the trust between parent & child is automatically

created when you create parent & it's child.
you can't change the domain name in 2k but in 2k3 we can
change domain name.

Is This Answer Correct ?    41 Yes 4 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / abhay kumar singh from bihar

in windows 2000 server client vession also available
eg:windows 200o professional but in windows server 2003
client version is not available

Is This Answer Correct ?    67 Yes 32 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / banasar

Hi everyone Mentioned the Answers correctly.
But Here the major differance that you need to answer.

In windows 2003 server, AD partion is 5 where as in 2k that
is 3
The added partion is: 1) Global catelog 2) Application
partion.

In 2k the Domain operation Roles and only two mode of
operation and in Win2k3 there are 4 modes of Domain
operation [Native mode, Mixed mode , Itrative mode and
windows 2003 mode .

Is This Answer Correct ?    48 Yes 14 No

What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / sunny

"Windows 2000" is also called as "Win2k" . It is an
interruptible, business oriented and graphical operating
system which was just designed to work along with
the "uniprocessor" or "symmetric multi processor 32 bit
Intel x86 computers". It is a part of the "Microsoft
Windows NT" series of operating systems. It was succeeded
by "windows XP" in "windows server 2003". The "Windows 2000
Server" has extra and additional functionality which
includes the ability to provide the "Active Directory
services". Active directory services is a hierarchical
framework of resources. Windows 2000 server also proved
Distributed File System (it is a file system which supports
file sharing) and storage volumes for fault
redundancy. "Windows Server 2000" supports upto four
processors, up to four GB of RAM. "Windows 2000 server" is
designed to use for web applications, file servers, print
servers etc.
Windows 2003 server is a "server operating system". It is
created by Microsoft. It is also called as successor
of "Windows 2003 server". It's performance is much better
than the "Win2k". it can be used as "centralized management
tool" for the printers and files. It gives "enhanced quota
management". "Windows 2003 server" also
includes "compatibility modes" to allow the older
applications to run and execute with larger stability.
You can have a look at
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_difference_between_windows
_2000_server_and_windows_2003_server
However,in order to optimize its function, I think you
should partition your disks
sometimes.http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASEUS-
Partition-Manager-Server--Review-92249.shtml

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What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows 2003 server..

Answer / seendripu.srinivas

2k is NT 5.0
2003 is NT5.2
2k supports 16 milion users only
2k3 supports 1 bilion users
windows 2k - IIS 5 and windows 2k3 - II6
windows 2k - database size is 16mb
and windows 2k3 - database size is 12mb
there is a extra features in 2k3
1}VSS
2}domain renaming
3}cross forest trust
4}stub zones
in 2k3 AD partion is 5 but 2k AD partion is 3

Is This Answer Correct ?    26 Yes 2 No

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