2008 R2 and 2008 SP2?

[dlw]

What is the difference between:

Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
and
Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?

 

[Dusko Savatovic]

It's like the difference between Vista with Service Pack 2 and Seven.



"dlw" wrote in message
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> What is the difference between:
>
> Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
> and
> Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?
>

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello dlw,

R2 is a release with additional feature not included in 2008.

SP2 is just a bundle of patches and hotfixes, which you could download before
the SP as single ones.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> What is the difference between:
>
> Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
> and
> Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?

 

[dlw]

So, does 2008 R2 contain SP2?

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello dlw,
>
> R2 is a release with additional feature not included in 2008.
>
> SP2 is just a bundle of patches and hotfixes, which you could download before
> the SP as single ones.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > What is the difference between:
> >
> > Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
> > and
> > Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?
>
>
>

 

[Bill Grant]

Not really. It is the next version of the OS. It is a different code base.
You cannot apply a Server 2008 service pack to R2. Hopefully all the
problems fixed with SP2 in 2008 have been addressed in the base code of R2.

"dlw" wrote in message
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> So, does 2008 R2 contain SP2?
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> Hello dlw,
>>
>> R2 is a release with additional feature not included in 2008.
>>
>> SP2 is just a bundle of patches and hotfixes, which you could download
>> before
>> the SP as single ones.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>
>> > What is the difference between:
>> >
>> > Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
>> > and
>> > Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?
>>
>>
>>

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello dlw,

As Bill stated they are different OS version. Normally all known problems
until RTM should be solved in the new release.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> So, does 2008 R2 contain SP2?
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> Hello dlw,
>>
>> R2 is a release with additional feature not included in 2008.
>>
>> SP2 is just a bundle of patches and hotfixes, which you could
>> download before the SP as single ones.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> What is the difference between:
>>>
>>> Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
>>> and
>>> Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2?