Re: updating windows critical patches

From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:07:35 -0400

Using WU on the SBS server is fine as long as you follow a couple of simple
rules (IMO):
1. I always reboot the server before performing any updates to it
2. Make sure you have a recent tape backup available.
3. Stop Exchange services
4. Only apply Critical patches - don't apply the other recommended patches
or the drivers
5. Understand that WU does NOT report all possible required patches - it
doesn't report patches for Exchange, ISA or SQL 

-- 
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
"Bill Swan" <bill@nospamfirstresponseit.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:egICNvSuEHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Paul...any error notification..
>
> Personally I wouldn't use IE windows updates (making an assumption here) 
> are security issues.
>
> I use hfnetchkpro gives you free 10 licences (after registration) 
> http://www.shavlik.com/pdownloadform4.aspx?productid=9
>
> How long server been running, are previous updates installed and just 
> checking the latest ?
>
> -- 
> www.smallbizserver.net (2000 and 2003)
>
> microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000  (2000 NG)
>
> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs (2003 NG)
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
>
> http://www.sbslinks.com/
>
> "Paul Seaton" <PaulSeaton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:D80EB80A-FA76-45E5-8675-8B6A68B20712@microsoft.com...
>>I am unable to install windows updates onto small business server 2000 - I 
>>am
>> able to download, but will not install.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how I might remedy the issue?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>
>

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