What is difference between windows 2000 server and windows
2003 server

Answer Posted / 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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