Re: Problems installing SP1

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Exchange is not installed.

Thanks,

Rob

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:OPo%23VHWbFHA.3204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is Exchange loaded on this box?
>
> And you'll need those log files to talk with product support.
>
> Robert Zahm wrote:
>> I had issues installing SP1, any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Here are the steps I took to install SBS2003 Premium Edition SP1 on a
>> Dell PowerEdge 1600SC:
>>
>> * Ordered CDs from Microsoft
>> * Did not run Dell's Registry Update, as the 1600SC is not listed as a
>> model that needs this update, and does not contain the Dell factory
>> install
>> * Uninstalled Dell OpenManager
>> * Inserted SP1 disc 1, and installed the Windows Server 2003 SP1 update,
>> rebooted machine
>> * Installed the Sharepoint Services 2.0 SP1, and as expected, was told
>> that this update was already installed
>> * Skipped the Exchange server install
>> * Installed the Windows XP SP2 for Client Deployment update
>> * Inserted disc 2 and tried to install the Windows Small Business Server
>> 2003 SP1 update, and this is where I had problems.
>>
>> I received a prompt asking for Windows SBS2003 disc 1. I removed disc 2,
>> and inserted disc 1. The prompt did not go away, and I canceled the
>> install, rebooted the machine and tried again, with the same result. The
>> third time I tried it I used the original install disc 1 rather than the
>> SP1 disc 1, and the install continued. I then received an error stating
>> the IIS was not installed (it is), and the setup was cancelled. I tried
>> to install it one last time, and this time I was not prompted to insert a
>> different disc. I became suspicious when the progress bar reached the
>> end of the install, and started over. I looked at the most recently
>> updated log file in C:\Program Files\Microsoft
>> Integration\Windows Small Business Server 2003\Logs, and saw the same
>> message repeated many times, it was a method like getContextParameters()
>> or something like that. I can't remember the exact message or log, as I
>> don't have access to the machine at the moment. I was forced to open
>> task manager and kill the process. I then rebooted the machine, and now
>> I am unable to get to companyweb, or log in remotely, however, I can view
>> companyweb by going to the extranet site and selecting the link to view
>> the internal web page.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rob


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