SP2 on Small Business Server

[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.
--
Randy

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

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

 

[RandyF]

Robert,

Thank you for your response and you confirmed my fear.
--
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

 

[RandyF]

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

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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 ...

-------------------------------------------------------
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/

-------------------------------------

The MS public news server is msnews.microsoft.com, no authentication
required, and you can subscribe to as many groups as you wish.

<snip>

 

[Kerry Brown]

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

--
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