Editing Windows Server 2003 (section)

===Service Pack 1===
On March 30, 2005, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. Among the improvements are many of the same updates that were provided to Windows XP users with Service Pack 2. Features that are added with Service Pack 1 include:

* Security Configuration Wizard, which is a tool that allows administrators to more easily research, and make changes to, security policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/configwiz/default.mspx|title=Security Configuration Wizard for Windows Server 2003|website=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=September 2, 2006}}</ref>
* Hot Patching, a feature made to extend Windows Server 2003's ability to take DLL, Driver, and non-kernel patches without a reboot.
* IIS 6.0 Metabase Auditing, a feature allows the tracking of metabase edits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/b5ac0be1-24b5-4e13-9d61-485e28657f83.mspx|title=Metabase Auditing (IIS 6.0)|website=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=September 2, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Windows Firewall]], which brings many of the improvements from Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows Server 2003; also with the Security Configuration Wizard, it allows administrators to more easily manage the incoming open ports, as it will automatically detect and select default roles.
* Other networking improvements include support for Wireless Provisioning Services, better IPv6 support, and new protections against [[SYN flood]] TCP attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg1204.mspx|title=The Cable Guy – December 2004: New Networking Features in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1|publisher=Microsoft TechNet|date=December 1, 2004|access-date=September 2, 2006}}</ref>
* Post-Setup Security Updates, a panel which is shown only when the operating system is first installed. This window allows you to configure and update your server, and halts incoming connections until it is closed.
* [[Data Execution Prevention]] (DEP), a feature to add support for the [[NX bit|No Execute (NX) bit]] which helps to prevent [[buffer overflow]] exploits that are often the attack vector of Windows Server exploits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352|title=A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and Windows Server 2003 (KB 875352)|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 2, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Windows Media Player]] version 10
* [[Internet Explorer 6]] SV1<ref name="sv1">SV1 stands for "Security Version 1", referring to the set of security enhancements made for that release [http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2004/09/02/224902.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124201756/http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2004/09/02/224902.aspx|date=2010-01-24}}. This version of Internet Explorer is more popularly known as IE6 SP2, given that it is included with Windows XP Service Pack 2, but this can lead to confusion when discussing Windows Server 2003, which includes the same functionality in the SP1 update to that operating system.</ref> (e.g. 'IE6 SP2')
* Support for fixed disks bearing data organized using the [[GUID Partition Table]] system<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx#ELD |title=Windows and GPT FAQ |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=November 22, 2011}}</ref>

A full list of updates is available in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824721|title=Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 list of updates (KB 824721)|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 2, 2006}}</ref>