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Server 2003 comes with IE 6 and an "Internet Explorer Enhanced Secutiry Configuration" that prevents many sites from loading, on the basis that they are untrustworthy. However, it is possible to uninstall the extra security.

Windows Server 2003 does not have the option to "remove" Internet Explorer (really just hides the icons) like Windows XP does.

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If you turn on the "Themes" service and restart, Server 2003 will have the XP appearance.

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Server 2003 comes bundled with Windows Media Player 9. When it starts, it loads windowsmedia.com, but IE high security even blocks that.

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Shutting down Windows Server 2003. You must tell it why you are shutting down before it will let you do it.

The default options are: If Planned is checked: Other (Planned), Hardware: Maintenance (Planned), Hardware: Installation (Planned), Operating System: Reconfiguration (Planned), Application: Maintenance (Planned), Application: Installation (Planned), and Security Issue. If Planned is not checked: Other (Unplanned), Hardware: Maintenance (Unplanned), Hardware: Installation (Unplanned), Operating System: Reconfiguration (Unplanned), Application: Maintenance (Unplanned), Application: Unresponsive, Application: Unstable, Security Issue, and Loss of Network connectivity (Unplanned)

They should have included: Windows F*#@ed up, braindead tech support said so, and sysadmin is a brainless MSCE.