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Whats the difference between "Small Business Server 2003" & "Server 2003 for Small Business Server"?

I was placed in charge of setting up a network and server at work a few weeks ago and I've been having a lot of trouble getting things to work. They bought "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Small Business" in addition to an extra set of licenses that is for "Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003" I am realizing that there is a difference between "Small Business Server" and "Server FOR Small Business". What is the difference and most importantly what is "Server FOR small Business" used for? Currently my server is running Server 2003 for small business server. This is my first built server and network but i have built over 25PC's so am somewhat familiar with hardware and Windows OS. Can anyone help me? So far it is confirmed that what I have allows only 15 user clients and geared toward file and print sharing. It is also a seperate OS from Small Business Server 2003.

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1. SBS --> All SBS Features Server for SBS --> File and Print Services only.
2. There is no difference. You're talking about the exact same operating system. It's difficult to tell for sure from your question, but I think you're getting hung up on the licensing feature (per user vs per device). SBS comes with 5, which are effectively dual licenses. When you add new licenses, it's per user or per device. If you haven't done this before, it can be pretty confusing. The only problem would be if you bought terminal services licenses, which are a whole seperate category. SBS can't use terminal services, so a TS license won't even load. SBS is supposed to be pretty simple. It isn't. If you're getting hung up on the licensing.... You going to have a really, really tough time. SBS is actually VERY finicky. So far, we've got over 30 "fixes" to a standard SBS install that aren't even in Microsoft's documentation; all of which we've found necessary to avoid error messages, loss of function, etc. as the server is actually used. Building and installing PCs is nothing like a server. PC's just use DNS, DHCP, RRAS, etc. PCs assume those services are configured correctly. Servers configure all of that. You're going to have to configure a host of services you took for granted with a PC. It takes a skilled systems engineer at least 10 hours to configure a SBS server, when he knows EXACTLY what he's doing. You've been handed a task way beyond your skill. It's like telling a guy to fly a 747 because he's built 25 model airplanes. Don't take the blame on this one, guy. Straight up, you've got to call a pro, or at least ask for some serious help. Otherwise you're the one who's going to look bad.