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"Read First" Release Notes
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for the
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family
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CONTENTS
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1.0 Read Me First
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2.0 Pre-installation Notes
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2.1 Check Minimum Hardware Requirements
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2.2 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
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2.3 Security restrictions on viewing Web pages and running
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executable files
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3.0 Copyright
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1.0 Read Me First
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
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supplements the documentation for the Windows Server 2003 family.
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Before you install a product in the Windows Server 2003 family, print
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and read this document for critical pre-installation information
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concerning this release. For the most up-to-date list of supported
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hardware, see the hardware compatibility information in the Windows
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Catalog (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/). In addition,
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print and read the following files located in the \Docs folder on your
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operating system disc:
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* Setup instructions
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* Release notes (relnotes.htm), important compatibility and
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postinstallation information
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New features are described in detail in Help and Support Center.
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To view Help and Support Center in the Windows Server 2003 family,
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after completing Setup, click Start, and then click Help and Support.
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2.0 Pre-installation Notes
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2.1 Check Minimum Hardware Requirements
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You should read article 814617, "System Requirements in Windows Server
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2003" in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://support.microsoft.com/)
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to check for any updated hardware requirements for installing and
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running products in the Windows Server 2003 family.
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2.2 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
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Products: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003,
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Enterprise Edition; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
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Because of increased security measures, the World Wide Web Publishing
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Service (WWW service) is not enabled by default in these products
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after you upgrade from the Windows 2000 Server family with IIS 5.0. If
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you have already upgraded, you can start the WWW service by using the
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Services snap-in as described in relnotes.htm in the \Docs folder on
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the operating system disc.
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If you have not yet upgraded and you want the WWW service to be
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enabled by default after you upgrade, you must perform one of the
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following steps before you start the upgrade:
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* If you have not already done so, run the IIS Lockdown Tool on the
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computer that you want to upgrade.
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The IIS Lockdown Tool reduces the attack surface of your server by
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disabling unnecessary features and gives you the choice to
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enable and customize features for your site. This tool is
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available from the "IIS Lockdown Tool" page on the Microsoft Web
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site
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(http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended
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/iislockdown/default.asp).
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* Create the registry key RetainW3SVCStatus under the
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC node,
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and then add a DWORD value of any name equal to 1. For example,
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create the key
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC
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\RetainW3SVCStatus\do_not_disable with the DWORD value of 1.
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CAUTION:
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Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system.
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Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued
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data on the computer.
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* Add the entry "DisableWebServiceOnUpgrade = false" to the script
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that you will use to perform an unattended installation.
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After the upgrade is complete, ensure that all unnecessary IIS
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features have been removed or disabled and that the enabled features
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are configured with the highest security settings that your
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organization can support.
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For more information, see the topics "What's Changed" and "Security
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Best Practices" in IIS 6.0 Help.
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2.3 Security restrictions on viewing Web pages and running executable
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files
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The default security settings in Internet Explorer are more
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restrictive in the Windows Server 2003 family than in earlier versions
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of Windows. When you upgrade, any settings that do not match the new
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default settings are overwritten. These changes decrease the exposure
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of your servers to attacks that are launched through Web content.
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However, users will not be able to view many Web pages correctly when
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using the default security settings. To allow users to see these Web
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pages correctly, you must explicitly grant access. In addition, users
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will not be able to run executable files from Universal Naming
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Convention (UNC) shared folders until you or the users have added the
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shared computer to the Local intranet security zone in Internet
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Explorer.
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For more information about security settings and how to change them,
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see relnotes.htm in the \Docs folder on the operating system disc.
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3.0 Copyright
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Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web
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site references, is subject to change without notice. Unless
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otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products,
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domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places and events
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depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real
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company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo,
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person, place or event is intended or should be inferred. Complying
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with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user.
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Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document
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may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or
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transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,
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photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without
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the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation.
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Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks,
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copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject
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matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written
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license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does
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not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or
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other intellectual property.
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(c) 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered
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trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
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and/or other countries.
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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
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trademarks of their respective owners.
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