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Server 2008 Web Edition limitations
What's the difference between Windows Server 2008 Standard and Windows Server 2008 Web?
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marked as duplicate by splattne♦ Dec 9 '12 at 18:10
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
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See here for comparison Edition Comparison by Server Role Also see here: Server 2008 Web Edition limitations |
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Following on from the answers above (the pdf isn't that easy to see on the pages). Here is a direct link to a PDF overview on Microsoft's site of each server role (feature set) available in each edition. Comparison of Server 2008 R2 Editions
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You cannot use the Web Edition to be a Domain Controller, Terminal Server, Hyper-V host, etc. It is a Web Server only. |
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According to Microsoft the main difference is that the "web edition" includes Microsoft's own web server (IIS). More differences can be seen on the following page: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2-editions-overview.aspx |
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