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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard 2003 R2 Upgrade 5 Client [Old Version]

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According to Microsoft, "SBS 2003 R2 is targeted at businesses with up to 75 users or devices. When a business gets close to the upper limit of 75 users or devices, it's time to consider moving to the standalone versions of the SBS product technologies: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition, and SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition."

This means that you cannot have more than 75 users OR DEVICES that connect to the server in a Small Business Server-based domain (network). If you have 50-60 users right now, it's probably best to look away from SBS from the start. Microsoft doesn't give a clear upgrade path at a discount to the "standalone version" software that hey speak of. You have to buy it all again.

I usually recommend SBS 2003 or SBS 2003 R2 to my clients that have 20 or fewer users on the network. Other than this, it's time to move up to standard edition. Good luck with your implementation.

Tom Carpenter

The package arrived and it was not shrink wrapped like every other piece of software sold ever but I'm an open minded kind of guy so I gave it a shot and opened it up. The first thing I opened was the quick start guide which had a list of the contents in the box. Much to my surprise everything was missing except 1 CD which wasn't good for anything with out the other ones.

I sent it back for a refund so hopefully that will go through.