Download Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 RC1

Microsoft has released a Release Candidate of the first Service Pack for the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003. The download takes up more than 300MB of your data limit and can this one page are found. In addition to updates for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and WebDAV Redirector, the Service Pack includes security improvements. In addition, a Windows Firewall and a Security Configuration Wizard are also added to the system by installing this Service Pack. Full Release Notes are out this one page, but this is a brief summary of the innovations:

Updates for:

• Internet Explorer
• Outlook Express
• WebDAV Redirector

Enhancements

• Stronger defaults and privilege reduction on services
• Support for “no execute” hardware
• VPN Quarantine
• IIS 6.0 metabase auditing

New Features

• Windows Firewall
• Post-Setup Security Updates (PSSU)
• Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)