Updating SBS 2003 SP1
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From: Carl Gross on 11 May 2010 18:12 So simply installing 940276 (which I've been offered) will do the trick. No ifs, and or buts? "Chris Puckett [MSFT]" wrote: > There is a condition where Windows 2003 SP2 may fail to install on Windows > 2003/SBS 2003 if a ton of updates have been installed over time. I think > that is what the rule is getting at. > > 1. Your first step should be to run a Microsoft Update scan to see if you > get offered KB 940276. If so, try to install that package. If you are > offered it, it will remedy the issue and install Windows 2003 SP 2. If you > are not offered that update, see step 2 below. > > 940276 You may be unable to apply more updates at a certain point on a > Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;940276 > > 2. If you are not offered 940276, you can follow one of two options in the > blog post below to remedy this situation yourself. Please note, you only > need to perform the manual method or the batch file method, you do not need > to do both. Then install Windows 2003 SP2 yourself (either from download or > Windows Update/WSUS). > http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/06/22/sp2-may-fail-to-install-if-a-large-number-of-updates-are-installed.aspx > > -- > Chris Puckett > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > > > "Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C902B683-3E1D-401D-A698-4A78D404C285(a)microsoft.com... > > I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd ask it here. > > > > SBS 2003 BPA v2.5.2893.2 It says remove 135 updates before installing > > SP2. > > > > "Susan Bradley" wrote: > > > >> Carl Gross wrote: > >> > I would like to install the Windows Server SP2 update, but BPA tells me > >> > I > >> > have to remove 135 updates to do so. How do I know which ones I need > >> > to take > >> > off? > >> > > >> You should be posting in the SBS newsgroup. > >> > >> What BPA are you talking about? You shouldn't need to remove anything. > >> . > >> > . >
From: Chris Puckett [MSFT] on 11 May 2010 18:45
It's designed to. -- Chris Puckett This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E6B79D0B-61A8-4808-A282-BDEB40E336CF(a)microsoft.com... > So simply installing 940276 (which I've been offered) will do the trick. > No > ifs, and or buts? > > "Chris Puckett [MSFT]" wrote: > >> There is a condition where Windows 2003 SP2 may fail to install on >> Windows >> 2003/SBS 2003 if a ton of updates have been installed over time. I think >> that is what the rule is getting at. >> >> 1. Your first step should be to run a Microsoft Update scan to see if you >> get offered KB 940276. If so, try to install that package. If you are >> offered it, it will remedy the issue and install Windows 2003 SP 2. If >> you >> are not offered that update, see step 2 below. >> >> 940276 You may be unable to apply more updates at a certain point on a >> Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;940276 >> >> 2. If you are not offered 940276, you can follow one of two options in >> the >> blog post below to remedy this situation yourself. Please note, you only >> need to perform the manual method or the batch file method, you do not >> need >> to do both. Then install Windows 2003 SP2 yourself (either from download >> or >> Windows Update/WSUS). >> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/06/22/sp2-may-fail-to-install-if-a-large-number-of-updates-are-installed.aspx >> >> -- >> Chris Puckett >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> >> >> "Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C902B683-3E1D-401D-A698-4A78D404C285(a)microsoft.com... >> > I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd ask it here. >> > >> > SBS 2003 BPA v2.5.2893.2 It says remove 135 updates before installing >> > SP2. >> > >> > "Susan Bradley" wrote: >> > >> >> Carl Gross wrote: >> >> > I would like to install the Windows Server SP2 update, but BPA tells >> >> > me >> >> > I >> >> > have to remove 135 updates to do so. How do I know which ones I >> >> > need >> >> > to take >> >> > off? >> >> > >> >> You should be posting in the SBS newsgroup. >> >> >> >> What BPA are you talking about? You shouldn't need to remove >> >> anything. >> >> . >> >> >> . >> |