Find Software?

Ninja12 · 7 Jun 2011 at 08:56

Hi all, ive looked everywhere i can think of including eBay for full GENUINE versions of server 2003, but i cant find anywhere that still sells it!

Anyone have any ideas where i can find it? I need multiple copies for the servers i have

Thanks

Destination · 7 Jun 2011 at 09:00

Go to google
Click shopping
type windows server 2003
then chose the top link, it links to several competitors, but they all appears to be selling server2003 premium and the likes
I assume this is what you are looking for?

Any reason you want it over server2011 or server 2008?

Ninja12 · 7 Jun 2011 at 09:15

Hikari Kisugi said:
Go to google
Click shopping
type windows server 2003
then chose the top link, it links to several competitors, but they all appears to be selling server2003 premium and the likes
I assume this is what you are looking for?

Any reason you want it over server2011 or server 2008?

The software is going on old servers so spending £500-£600 on each license on each machine is no really economically sound. Looking for Server 2003 SBS or Standard.

Destination · 7 Jun 2011 at 09:38

Ah so you are looking discount licence prices for legitimate licences that can't be resold.

Simply isn't going to happen.
Anything you find won't be legit.

droyden · 7 Jun 2011 at 12:15

Buy 2008 R2 via a reseller, you can get downgrade to 2003 and atleast you arent wasting money on an old OS

PistolPete · 7 Jun 2011 at 13:47

Ninja12 said:
The software is going on old servers so spending £500-£600 on each license on each machine is no really economically sound. Looking for Server 2003 SBS or Standard.

Is this for production or evaluation use? If it's for evaluation, then get a Technet plus subscription for about £200 and Bob's a very close relative.

droyden · 7 Jun 2011 at 19:17

If its eval you can get it w/o a technet sub. Atleast I downloaded 2008 R2 for a 180 day trial the other day

PistolPete · 7 Jun 2011 at 19:55

droyden said:
If its eval you can get it w/o a technet sub. Atleast I downloaded 2008 R2 for a 180 day trial the other day

This is true, but getting hold of a 180day version of 2003 might not be so easy.

droyden · 7 Jun 2011 at 22:02

seems so

there is a vhd, but I guess not much use: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=77f24c9d-b4b8-4f73-99e3-c66f80e415b6