{"id":168,"date":"2009-09-21T15:57:55","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T20:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhargavs.com\/index.php\/exchange-server\/2009\/09\/exchange-2007-sp2-supported-windows-server-2008-r2\/"},"modified":"2009-09-21T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2009-09-21T20:57:55","slug":"exchange-2007-sp2-supported-windows-server-2008-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhargavs.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/21\/exchange-2007-sp2-supported-windows-server-2008-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Exchange 2007 SP2 not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a tough question to answer as a PFE when I work with customers for whom, the release of both products came almost around the same timeframe. 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