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Exchange 2010 SP1 V/S Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

This is in reference to my previous post “Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 released”, Microsoft Exchange Product Team has announced the capability report for Exchange 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, below information will help you to plan existing Exchange 2007 Server OS for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1:

Following Exchange Server versions are fully supported for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1:

• Exchange 2010 SP1
• Exchange 2010 RTM
• Exchange 2007 SP3

Also note, Windows 2008 R2 SP1 includes the hotfixes required to install Exchange 2010 SP1 (listed in Exchange 2010 SP1 FAQ and Known Issues — 979744, 983440, 979099, 982867 and 977020). If you’re installing Exchange 2010 SP1 on a server running Windows 2008 R2 SP1, you don’t need to install these hotfixes separately.

Zahir Hussain Shah