Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspxApart from a plethora of security enhancements, there are some pretty compelling reasons to take an early look at SP1. Apart from the built in firewall which is akin to the XP SP2 firewall, but better, the two features I particularly like are the Post-Setupen-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)Radio UserLand's Aggregatorhttp://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#277522Tue, 07 Dec 2004 13:44:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:277522Craig's Test Sitere: Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#277618Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:43:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:277618Stefen NiemeyerHm, that 32-Bit and Itanium, <br>and what about x64-version (64-Bit for AMD64 and Xeon)?re: Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#277636Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:15:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:277636John Howard [MSFT]The RC code for the x64 edition of Windows Server 2003 SP1 will be soon be made available via the Windows Server 2003 x64 beta Customer Preview Program (CPP). You can register for this at <a target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/x64/trial/default.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/x64/trial/default.mspx</a>. AFAIK, Windows Server 2003 x64 is for the AMD64 and Intel EM64T processors. <br> <br>Hope this helps.re: Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#277780Wed, 08 Dec 2004 03:07:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:277780Singh400Hi, can you please tell me what the build number is on this release thanks.re: Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#278195Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:39:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:278195John Howard [MSFT]The build string is &quot;Build 3790 (Service Pack 1, v.1289)&quot;Start Testing Windows Server 2003 SP1http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2004/12/07/277482.aspx#323746Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:12:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:323746Deep Thoughts...