windows-server-2003/mergedcomponents/releasenotes/ia64/server/adsle/read1st.txt

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                     "Read First" Release Notes
                 Windows Datacenter Server, Limited Edition
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CONTENTS
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   1.0 Read Me First
   2.0 Preinstallation Notes
       2.1  Default Security Settings 
       2.2  Upgrade Information
   3.0 Copyright

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1.0 Read Me First
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Before you install Windows Datacenter Server, Limited Edition, 
print and read this document to get critical preinstallation 
information concerning this release. For the most up-to-date list of 
supported hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the 
Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/). In addition, print and 
read the following files located in the \docs folder on your Windows 
Datacenter Server, Limited Edition compact disc (CD):

   * Setup instructions 

   * Release notes (relnotes.htm), which contain important 
     compatibility and postinstallation information.

New features are described in detail in Windows Help and Support
Center. To open Help and Support Center, after completing setup,
click Start and then click Help and Support.

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2.0 Preinstallation Notes
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2.1 Default Security Settings 
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Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 is not 
installed by default in new installations of Windows Datacenter 
Server, Limited Edition.

To work around this issue, write unattended installation scripts to 
install IIS during Setup, or use SysOCMgr.exe to script IIS 
installation.


2.2 Upgrade Information 
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You should attempt only clean installations of Datacenter Server, 
Limited Edition, as you cannot upgrade to this version from any 
earlier releases of Datacenter Server. Note, however, that you will be 
able to upgrade from Datacenter Server, Limited Edition to subsequent 
releases of Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Server.

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3.0 Copyright
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Edition.

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