What are the difference between win 2003 and win 2008 OS?

Difference between 2003 server and 2008 server 1.we can install windows 2008 server either in full version(install all services& applications) or server core(only install minimal required services), but in 2003 we can only install fully O.S. 2.Windows server 2008 use Hyper-V application & Roles concept for better productivity but server 2003 does not have such featurs. 3.In comparison of windows 2003 and 2008 many feature udpated - as security , IIS and RODC. 4.In security it enable outbound firewall as well as inbound, IIS 7 release , Readonly DOmain controllers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------1)2008 is combination of vista and windows 2003r2. Some new services are introduced in it 1. RODC one new domain controller introduced in it [Read-only Domain controllers.] 2. WDS (windows deployment services) instead of RIS in 2003 server 3. shadow copy for each and every folders 4.boot sequence is changed 5.installation is 32 bit where as 2003 it is 16 as well as 32 bit, that's why installation of 2008 is faster 6.services are known as role in it 7. Group policy editor is a separate option in ads

2) The main difference between 2003 and 2008 is Virtualization, management. 2008 has more inbuilt components and updated third party drivers Microsoft introduces new feature with 2k8 that is Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 introduces Hyper-V (V for Virtualization) but only on 64bit versions. More and more companies are seeing this as a way of reducing hardware costs by running several 'virtual' servers on one physical machine. If you like this exciting technology, make sure that you buy an edition of Windows Server 2008 that includes Hyper-V, then launch the Server Manger, add Roles.

3) In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies, some of which were not available in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts, and increase server efficiency. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been designed with energy efficiency in mind, to provide customers with ready and convenient access to a number of new power-saving features. It includes updated support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) processor power management (PPM) features, including support for processor performance states (P-states) and processor idle sleep states on multiprocessor systems. These features simplify power management in Windows Server 2008 (WS08) and can be managed easily across servers and clients using Group Policies. Difference between Logical and Physical Address Space? Logical address is the address generated by the CPU. Where as physical address is the actual address of the process in the memory. The CPU generates the logical address that is added with the offset value to get the actual address of the process inthe memory.. Which tool is used to check for application and OS errors in a server? Within a windows system event logs capture system, applications, a security events by default. Dependent upon error or events captured there is a plethora of tools which can be used to diagnose and gain in-depth analysis. once such common set of tools are sysinternals suite. What is the function of NTLDR file in system? NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system up to and including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. NTLDR is typically run from the primary hard disk drive, but it can also run from portable storage devices such as a CD-ROM, USB flash drive, or floppy disk. NTLDR can also load a non NT-based operating system given the appropriate boot sector in a file. NTLDR requires, at the minimum, the following two files to be on the system volume: * NTLDR, which contains the main boot loader itself * boot.ini, which contains configuration options for a boot menu What is Blue Dump?

Blue dump error occurs when the kernel detects an error from which it cannot recover. The system halts and the diagnosis is done via blue screen. The only thing the user can do to recover from these type of errors is to restart the system , which may not completely solve the problem i.e. it can again go to blue screen. Possible causes of Blue dump error or "Blue screen of Death " are: software errors hardware errors intermittent error(like HDD crash or overheat etc) What is virtual memory? Virtual Memory is space on harddisk where processes which are not frequently used in RAM are being transfered so as to increase the speed.If the required process is in virtual memory it will be swapped to main memory and executed.As Large is virtual memory so fast the system will be What are the difference between FAT32 and NTFS? NTFS Operting System - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista Max Volume Size - 2TB Max Files on Volume - Nearly Unlimited Max File Size - Limit Only by Volume Size Max Clusters Number - Nearly Unlimited Max File Name Length - Up to 255 characters Built-In Security Recoverability Maximun Disk Space Economy Maximun Fault Tolerance FAT32 Operting System - DOS v7 and higher, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP Max Volume Size - 32GB for all OS. 2TB for some OS Max Files on Volume - 4194304 Max File Size - 4GB minus 2 Bytes Max Clusters Number - 4177918 Max File Name Length - Up to 255 characters No Built-In Security No Recoverability

Average Disk Space Economy Minimal Fault Tolerance