Will Windows 2002 Run Your Apps?

ZD Internet's Mary Jo Foley is reporting on serious application compatibility issues that are being uncovered by testers of Windows 2002. Windows 2002 is the server incarnation of the upcoming Windows XP, but is not expected to ship until after the first of the year. Many of Microsoft's .NET server applications will not run on the beta OS at this point, and the company acknowledges that older versions of the software will never work. These issues are very similar to those experienced during the Windows 2000 beta, however Microsoft has learned its lesson and plans to correct the problems in future builds. Beta 3 of Windows 2002 is expected July 2, with RTM arriving January 23 of next year, according to the latest numbers received by Ziff Davis.