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From: Carl Gross on 5 Mar 2010 11:42
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: Dave Nickason [SBS MVP] on 5 Mar 2010 12:03
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: "Robbin Meng [MSFT]" on 9 Mar 2010 02:53

Hello Carl,

Thanks for your post and Dave' input.

I agree with Dave that running SBS BPA and performing full backup is very necessary before applying any critical Service Pack update. In addition, here are some articles about installing Windows
2003 SP2 on SBS 2003 server for your reference:

Windows 2003 service pack 2 known issues on Small Business Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555912

Common Networking Issues After Applying Windows Server 2003 SP2 on SBS
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/04/24/common-networking-issues-after-applying-windows-server-2003-sp2-on-sbs.aspx

Windows Service Pack 2 for Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/08/11/windows-service-pack-2-for-windows-small-business-server-2003.aspx

Release Notes for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773361(WS.10).aspx

Hope this helps.


Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support


From: Carl Gross on 9 Mar 2010 18:31
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: "Robbin Meng [MSFT]" on 11 Mar 2010 01:53

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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