Microsoft Applications Supported on Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is the most secure and reliable Windows platform to date, due in part to investments made in development as a result of the Trustworthy Computing initiative. Interoperability and coexistence concerns were important in the development of Windows Server 2003, however in some instances backward compatibility was less important than security.
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The lists below show which products and technologies are compatible with Windows Server 2003 and which are not. Some products require a service pack to run directly on Windows Server 2003, but all Microsoft Server products will run in a server environment that contains Windows Server 2003 servers. Windows Server 2003 has been designed to work in mixed environments with previous versions of Windows server and the applications that run on top of them. By introducing Windows Server 2003 into those environments, customers can benefit from new features and security enhancements.
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 | Recommended Applications |
| Compatible Applications |
| Incompatible Applications |
Recommended Applications
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Compatible Applications
* Microsoft SharePoint Team Services 1.0 SP2 is supported in IIS Compatibility Mode only.
** Supported on Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, only
Incompatible Applications
| • | Microsoft Application Center 2000, SP1 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft BackOffice® 2000 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision Commerce Gateway 3.70 (excluding upgrades) and earlier versions |
| • | Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision Commerce Portal 3.70 (excluding upgrades) and earlier versions |
| • | Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision 3.10 (including SPs and hotfixes) and earlier versions |
| • | Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision Web Shop |
| • | Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision User Portal |
| • | Microsoft Commerce Server 2002, SP1 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, SP3, and 5.5, SP4* |
| • | Microsoft ISA Server 2000 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2, SP1 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Mobile Information Server 2002 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Project Central Server 2000, SR1 |
| • | Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 with Setup Patch and earlier |
| • | Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint™ Portal Server 2002 |
| • | Microsoft Site Server 3, SP4 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft SMS 2.0, SP3 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft SNA 2000 |
| • | Microsoft SNA Server 4, SP4 and earlier |
| • | Microsoft SQL Server 7 and earlier |
* Exchange 2000 SP3 and 5.5 SP4 will not run natively on a Windows Server 2003. However, these versions of Exchange running on Windows 2000 Server may participate in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment. For more information, read Microsoft Knowledge Base article 810591, which describes in greater detail the compatibility of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 with Windows Server 2003.