SP2 on Small Business Server

[Guest RandyF]

Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business Server 2003

install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once and broke it.

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Randy

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

RandyF <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business

> Server 2003 install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once

> and broke it.

 

A lot of people have reported problems w/SP2 on SBS2003. I personally

haven't bothered with it yet on most of my servers - on one of them, it

removed the Help & Support service & I had to reregister it, no big deal.

Some people have experienced much larger problems.

 

However, note that you'll get the most expert help if you post in

microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs - this group is a general Windows server

group, and SBS is its own beastie.

[Guest Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

This post has some issues listed.

 

System crash after install SP2 on SBSWhen I install the SP2 on my Small Business Server 2003, the instalation process give me an error and undo the instalation. Then I ...

http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=1672&sid=9db72634373a7bc3d21c015460230284

 

 

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net

How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"RandyF" <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0E8C71B-D67C-4F2C-8520-BEE41D6E8958@microsoft.com...

Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business Server 2003

install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once and broke it.

--

Randy

[Guest RandyF]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

Robert,

 

Thank you for your response and you confirmed my fear.

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Randy

 

 

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

> This post has some issues listed.

>

> System crash after install SP2 on SBSWhen I install the SP2 on my Small Business Server 2003, the instalation process give me an error and undo the instalation. Then I ...

> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=1672&sid=9db72634373a7bc3d21c015460230284

>

>

> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net

> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

> "RandyF" <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0E8C71B-D67C-4F2C-8520-BEE41D6E8958@microsoft.com...

> Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business Server 2003

> install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once and broke it.

> --

> Randy

[Guest RandyF]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

Thanks for the advice and the location of the SBS newsgroup. It wasn't listed

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Randy

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> RandyF <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business

> > Server 2003 install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once

> > and broke it.

>

> A lot of people have reported problems w/SP2 on SBS2003. I personally

> haven't bothered with it yet on most of my servers - on one of them, it

> removed the Help & Support service & I had to reregister it, no big deal.

> Some people have experienced much larger problems.

>

> However, note that you'll get the most expert help if you post in

> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs - this group is a general Windows server

> group, and SBS is its own beastie.

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

RandyF <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice and the location of the SBS newsgroup. It

> wasn't listed

 

You might try ditching the icky web interface to the groups & use a

newsreader instead....it's *much* better.

 

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

 

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

 

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief

explanation of newsgroups

http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm

http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp

- Set Up Newsreader

 

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is

working properly

http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.

crossposting

 

Some newsreaders for Windows

http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte

http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)

http://gravity.tbates.org/

 

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The MS public news server is msnews.microsoft.com, no authentication

required, and you can subscribe to as many groups as you wish.

 

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[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: SP2 on Small Business Server

 

I have installed it on one SBS 2003 SP1 server with no problems at all. This

is my test server. I haven't installed it on any production servers yet. See

the following for possible issues.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555912

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939421

 

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2007/03/18/sbsized-windows-2003-sp2-release-notes.aspx

 

http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=53&forumid=6&postid=67633&view=topic

 

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Kerry Brown

Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

http://www.vistahelp.ca

 

 

"RandyF" <RandyF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B0E8C71B-D67C-4F2C-8520-BEE41D6E8958@microsoft.com...

> Is it safe to apply Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a Small Business Server

> 2003

> install. I tried to apply the regular SP1 to a SBS once and broke it.

> --

> Randy