Re: Installing Services on a Server that's been Service Packed
- From: Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:21:38 +0000 (UTC)
Hello Pete,
You're welcome.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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Excellent, thanks Meinolf,
that's a relief!
Cheers,
Pete.
"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Pete,
If some files are required you get the info which disk is needed,
either the original install or the SP disk. So no problem just read
carefully which version is required and insert it. The OS takes care
that the most up to date files are used. No need to reinstall a SP as
in NT versions.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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Hi,
I think maybe my question below was a little too long so I'll
shorten
it...
Basically, if I've got a Windows Server 2003 that's on SP2 and I
then
install extra servcies (e.g. IIS, DHCP, whatever) and it asks for
the
installation CD or files, is it ok to point it to the original
Windows
Server 2003 CD? Or could it potentially mess things up as it's had
servcie packs and hotfixes on it since the original install and
maybe
it would put out of date drivers or software on from the original
CD?
Does the operating system take care of this in some way or do I need
to get hold of whichever service pack the server is running and
point it to files on that?
Thanks,
Pete.
Original Question Below:
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-- Hello there,
I've just started a new role which requires me to go into companies
and install third party software on Microsoft Windows Servers (2000,
2003, etc.) so that various new systems can be implemented for that
company.
Some of the software I install has prerequisites of the Windows
Server, for example that IIS, IAS, Microsoft Message Queue, .NET
framework, DHCP Server or whatever is installed for the third party
software to function correctly.
Sometimes these prerequisite services are installed but more often
one or more will need installing on the Windows Server.
I was wondering what the correct course of action should be if the
Windows Servers asks to be pointed to the Windows installation files
(I can't remember the exact message - maybe something to do with an
i386 folder or the installation CD or files).
What I'm getting at is this - if the server is a base build and has
had no service packs on then pointing to the original installation
CD would be fine, but what if the server has had one or more service
packs on it? If you give it the original installation CD when it
asks then won't it be putting on old software and drivers which may
cause a problem?
If installation files are asked for then does the i386 folder on the
machine contain the files from the latest service pack and so it
would be fine to point to this? Or should I first find out the spec
and SP level of the server and obtain a copy of the relevant service
pack that the server is running and carry it with me, then point to
these files if asked for installation files?
And then what about hot fixes and security updates? If the server
has had updates since the last service pack (quite likely) then even
pointing to the files in the service pack that the server is running
might get out of date files and drivers might it?
Is there a best practice for installing extra MS Server services and
applications with regards to where to get the files from when it
asks?
Any advice appreciated,
Thanks,
Pete.
P.s. Please reply to the group as I've not put my correct e-mail
address in this accout for fear of more spam.
.
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