Is there a Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 3?

Question

I am about to request a hotfix for Windows 2003 Server. As far as I am aware there is no publicly available Service Pack 3. However on the hostfix request page I see this:

I am guessing this is a mistake?

Answer 1

You would be correct, there is no SP3 for Windows 2003. Here is a blog post from Technet explaining this:

We have received inquiries from our customers and partners on whether or not there will be a need for a Service Pack 3 for Windows Server 2003. Microsoft will not have a SP3 release for Windows Server 2003.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2009/09/15/support-changes-coming-july-2010-for-windows-2000-server-and-windows-server-2003.aspx