A: Not directly. Performance is identical to Build 6002 with the same cumulative updates.
A: Some WSUS versions do not recognize 6003 in their database. This is a reporting glitch only; updates will still apply. windows server 2008 build 6003 upd
: Applications querying the OS version via WMI or versioning APIs will receive "6003" instead of "6002". Compatibility Note A: Not directly
To understand Build 6003, one must look at the release timeline. The gold master (RTM) release of Windows Server 2008 was . Following the release to manufacturing, development continued on the Service Pack 2 (SP2) branch. windows server 2008 build 6003 upd
: To prevent a decimal overflow—which would have broken internal servicing mechanisms and third-party apps—Microsoft bumped the build number to 6003 and reset the revision count.