Finishing up the patching on the server and it was kinda getting a bit boring waiting for the patches and the reboots so I started multitasking and highlighting [patching] my hair at the same time [the blonde streaks were growing out]. Even with my Shavlik Patch tool there’s a couple of patches that are not patched by Windows Update, MBSA, or HfnetchkPro and you must go to the download site to get.
The key ones to remember I’ll pull out here:
- The patches to allow us to do SP2
- Backup issues with Travan tape drive
- Having SP2 be the automagic SP rather than SP1 [remember this update cannot be undone]
- Fix the Truncate error in Group policy
- Fix some issues with Exchange
- The ASP.Net patch that we need for Sharepoint and Remote Web Workplace
- One Pop connector fix
- And another pop connector fix
- Remove non English characters from help and support
You may also need some of these that can be obtained FOR FREE from Product Support. Call your local Microsoft office and obtain the patches.
- Event ID 677 and event ID 673 audit failure messages are repeatedly logged to the security log of Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 domain controllers:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;824905
- Time-out errors occur in Volume Shadow Copy service writers, and shadow copies are lost during backup and during times when there are high levels of input/output:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;826936
- A Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) update package is available for Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;833167
- The Exchange Intelligent Message Filter does not scan e-mail messages on your Exchange Server 2003 computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;873434
P.S. Andy reminded me of a couple of others [check the feedback section and one in particular]
- Services may stop abruptly when you shut down or restart a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839262
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