This comprehensive guide to Windows Server 2003 end of support contains all you need to know to begin planning your migration to Windows Server 2012 R2.

Are you ready for Windows Server 2003 (W2003) and Windows Server 2003 R2 (W2003 R2) end of life? Learn about your options and start planning now!

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We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;… Read More

The Windows 10 November 2019 Update is released for download and on Windows Update, Microsoft confirms that Win32 apps are coming to Windows 10X, Chromium-Based Edge gets a release date and new PWA integration features, and an early preview of WinUI 3.0 is released to help developers bridge the divide between Win32 and UWP apps.

Hardware vendors publish their solutions for Exchange through the Microsoft ESRP. The only thing is that some of the solutions are illogical and unworkable. In fact, some solutions are simply ridiculous. Sure, you could implement them - but at what cost and what level of reliability. But the solutions get your attention and that's their purpose.

Aidan Finn explains how Microsoft changed the process for upgrading the Hyper-V integration components in a Windows guest OS virtual machine.

Aidan Finn shows us a quick guide to SQL Server 2005 end of support, complete with tips and considerations for mapping our a migration or upgrade.

It's the end of an era: On Tuesday, Microsoft issued its final set of Patch Tuesday security updates for Windows Server 2003.

Aidan Finn looks back on his experience when he first deployed Windows Server 2003 and considers what might have happened in the future.

The US Navy last year entered into a Microsoft Custom Support Agreement (MCSA) so it can continue using Windows XP past that OS's support expiration.

Russell Smith shows us how to easily create custom security policies for Windows Server using the Security Configuration Wizard to suit your organization's business needs.

Russell Smith shows us how to migrate Windows Server 2003 file servers using Windows Server migration tools.

Join Petri IT Knowledgebase Contributing Editor Russell Smith and Ryan Post, an inside systems engineer at Veeam, as they discuss what IT professionals need to know about Windows Server 2003 End of Support, which arrives on July 14th, 2015. Learn about Server 2003 to Server 2012 migration tips, including how to manage Active Directory, virtual… Read More

Russell Smith teaches us how to install and migrate DHCP settings, as well as steps for demoting a Windows Server 2003 domain controller, and raising domain and forest functional levels.