Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008
Part of the [[Windows Server]] family
Developer
	Microsoft
Website	www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx%20www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/
Releases
Initial release	February 27, 2008 [info]
Preview release	June CTP (Build 6001.16606) (June 2007) [info]
Source model	Proprietary software
License	Microsoft EULA
Kernel type	Hybrid kernel
Support status
	Paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) are available Start date: February 27, 2008. Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015.; Extended support ended on 14 January 2020.; Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program (free for Azure Virtual Desktop users). This program can extend the support for 3 more years, in early installments. Security Updates were available for the operating system until January 10, 2023 (January 9, 2024 for Azure Virtual Desktop users).; Service Pack 2 is allowed for all users for extended support after July 12, 2011.

Windows Server 2008 is an unsupported (by now, except for Azure customers) server operating system from Microsoft, the previous version of which was Windows Server 2003.

This operating system was codenamed named Windows Server "Longhorn", but on May 15, 2007, Bill Gates announced its official name on Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2007.^[1]

This operating system has several new features compared to its previous version. Many of these new features are present in Windows Vista.

Windows Server 2008 removed support for processors without ACPI. It is the first version of Windows Server that includes Hyper-V and is also the final version of Windows Server that supports x86-based processors (also know as IA-32-based or 32-bit processors). Its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2 requires a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture (x86-64 for x86 and Itanium).

Windows Server 2008 Media

The hypervisor stack in Hyper-V
Installation disc of Enterprise edition (beta 3)

References

↑ "Forward Thinking by Michael J. Miller : Gates at WinHec 2007: Windows Server 2008, Rally, Home Server and More". Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

Other websites

Microsoft

Official website
Microsoft TechCenter for Windows Server 2008
New Networking Features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista – lengthy article from Microsoft Technet covering new networking features in detail
Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 Technical Overview

Others

Screenshots of Server Components from Latest Longhorn Builds Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
ZDnet UK article^{[dead link]}
News.com
computerperformance.co.uk Archived 2018-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
winsupersite.com Preview Archived 2006-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
winsupersite.com Preview 2 Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

[MillerBlog2008-1] "Forward Thinking by Michael J. Miller : Gates at WinHec 2007: Windows Server 2008, Rally, Home Server and More". Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

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Windows Server 2008
Part of the [[Windows Server]] family

Developer
Microsoft
Website	www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx%20www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/
Releases
Initial release	February 27, 2008 [info]
Preview release	June CTP (Build 6001.16606) (June 2007) [info]
Source model	Proprietary software
License	Microsoft EULA
Kernel type	Hybrid kernel
Support status
Paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) are available Start date: February 27, 2008. Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on 14 January 2020. Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program (free for Azure Virtual Desktop users). This program can extend the support for 3 more years, in early installments. Security Updates were available for the operating system until January 10, 2023 (January 9, 2024 for Azure Virtual Desktop users). Service Pack 2 is allowed for all users for extended support after July 12, 2011.