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From: Dave Nickason [SBS MVP] on 11 Mar 2010 12:32
I apologize - meant to post this much earlier. This is the official blog of
top-level SBS support, so you might want to bookmark it for future
reference.

SP2 May Fail to Install If a Large Number of Updates Are Installed
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/06/22/sp2-may-fail-to-install-if-a-large-number-of-updates-are-installed.aspx



"Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFCEB20A-A84A-4245-9D95-A0CBE443BB74(a)microsoft.com...
> I ran the BPA and thats what concerned me. It may not be able to
> successfully instal Windows Server 2003. It told me that I may have to
> uninstall 315 updates.
>
> I thought I had seen that Microsoft had addressed this and put a fix out
> there, but I'm not sure. That is the thing I'm really looking for.
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I would run the SBS BPA, and if everything looks OK, go ahead and install
>> SP2. Upon installing, immediately update the server again to install any
>> post-SP2 updates. (Obviously one would only install an SP after
>> performing
>> a good full backup).
>>
>> Then, I'd wait a few days or so to make sure I was comfortable with the
>> server's operation, at which point I'd install WSUS 3. (After another
>> good
>> full backup).
>>
>> Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3874527A-DE19-49BB-800F-352F3B6F2922&displaylang=en
>>
>> Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 on Windows Small Business
>> Server 2003
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708091(WS.10).aspx
>>
>>
>> "Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:762960F8-D8C1-45D6-AE43-DB12ADAAA46C(a)microsoft.com...
>> > I have SBS 2003 SP1 Premium. I would like to perform the Windows
>> > Server
>> > 2003
>> > SP2 update but have seen too many red light issues about installing it.
>> >
>> > I know you used to have to uninstall a lot of updates before installing
>> > it.
>> > Is that still the case? Is there a fix for that (it's been several
>> > years,
>> > so
>> > I would think they've come up with a solution by now).
>> >
>> > Also, I would like to instal WSUS 3.0. Should I wait until SP2 is
>> > instaleed?
>>
>> .
>>
From: Carl Gross on 12 Mar 2010 11:37
Opened it up and its current. I have 2.1.26.0. So does that mean I remove
the last 135 updates until it installs right?

""Robbin Meng [MSFT]"" wrote:

>
> Hello Carl,
>
> To check to see if you have the latest SBS 2003 BPA tool configuration file, go to Start>All Programs>SBS Best Practices Analyzer, then click on the About the Best Practices
> Analyzer link. The updated configuration file version is 2.1.26.0. (as of 3/31/2009). If you still have the old version (2.1.4.0), click on the Updates and Customer Feedback link.
> Then click on the Check for Updates Now link.
>
> Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer Updated
> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/02/20/small-business-server-2003-best-practices-analyzer-updated.aspx
>
> SBS 2003 BPA Has Been Updated
> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/31/sbs-2003-bpa-configuration-file-has-been-updated.aspx
>
> More SBS BPA related blogs:
> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/tags/BPA/default.aspx
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Robbin Meng(MSFT)
> Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support
>
>
> .
>
From: Dave Nickason [SBS MVP] on 15 Mar 2010 15:49
No, do it as described in the blog I posted. That's straight from MS
support.


"Carl Gross" <CarlGross(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:78120D85-9A6F-4C4A-AEDC-A36565DF28C2(a)microsoft.com...
> Opened it up and its current. I have 2.1.26.0. So does that mean I
> remove
> the last 135 updates until it installs right?
>
> ""Robbin Meng [MSFT]"" wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Carl,
>>
>> To check to see if you have the latest SBS 2003 BPA tool configuration
>> file, go to Start>All Programs>SBS Best Practices Analyzer, then click on
>> the About the Best Practices
>> Analyzer link. The updated configuration file version is 2.1.26.0. (as
>> of 3/31/2009). If you still have the old version (2.1.4.0), click on the
>> Updates and Customer Feedback link.
>> Then click on the Check for Updates Now link.
>>
>> Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer Updated
>> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/02/20/small-business-server-2003-best-practices-analyzer-updated.aspx
>>
>> SBS 2003 BPA Has Been Updated
>> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/31/sbs-2003-bpa-configuration-file-has-been-updated.aspx
>>
>> More SBS BPA related blogs:
>> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/tags/BPA/default.aspx
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Robbin Meng(MSFT)
>> Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support
>>
>>
>> .
>>
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