Running Vista RC1 on SBS 2003

re: Running Vista RC1 on SBS 2003

Andrew Bettany — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:58:16 GMT

Hi Dave, thanks for the interest. Yes, my SBS 2003 Prem (without ISA installed) box was fully up to date up to SP1 and all essential patches. After I installed the Exch SP2 (which is a pre-requisite for the vista OWA hot fix) everything was ok, then I patched with the KB and then all of my IIS sites were wiped out and replaced with some strange garbled folders which were all identical and were useless. I was quite frustrated and did not take a screen shot. Since the image worked a treat to restore my server, I will try again this weekend and this time make notes and screen shots if I am again unsuccessful. I really like Vista (RC1), and I need OWA (or OL2007 via HTTP) - however at the moment since going to Vista, I have had use RDP back to the server to get email. I truly believe that patches work. However, to help the many customers out there (who are simply trying to use the upgraded features etc), I think that when a hot fix or patch like this is released, then MS patch people should build into the installer, a diagnostic which identifies which pre-requisites are required - I know it stops and advises us of Exch SP2 but obviously there must be other pre-requisites or "assumed" parts missing otherwise it would have worked? Andrew

re: Running Vista RC1 on SBS 2003

David Overton — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:35:17 GMT

Andrew, you say that when you installed the SP2 if fried your box - do you mean when you installed the KB Hotfix it fried your box?

ttfn

David

re: Running Vista RC1 on SBS 2003

Andrew Bettany — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:34:28 GMT

Um, not so impressed anymore :-( The KB hotfix is only for Exch SP2 which I did not have. When I installed the SP2 it fried my box and made OWA die. (even at the server - completly destroyed my IIS sites !) I restored from the image I made before installing SP2 and will try again, so be warned... Has anyone else had success? Regards Andrew Using OWA – you’ll need to install the hotfix for KB article 911829 on the SBS server

re: Running Vista RC1 on SBS 2003

Andrew Bettany — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:02:14 GMT

Works a treat :-) Thanks for the heads up Andrew