Re: SP1 Success: A Note of Thanks to MVPs



Hi Owen,

Are you married yet? If not, can you cook? ;-)

Thanks so much for this success story. And thank you for finding out the
personalized registry keys. Will add that to the doc on our site later
tonight.

--
Regards,

Marina Roos
Microsoft SBS-MVP
One of the Magical M&M's
www.smallbizserver.net
Take part in SBS forum:
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=53

"Owen Williams" <Owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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> There have been some comments in this newsgroup that most SP1 posts -
> just like most other posts - are problems because people with no
> problems don't bother to post their successes. As a Thank You to the
> MVPs, I'd like to change that.
>
> FIRST: Marina's right - READ THE DOCS! Since my own and my customers'
> servers were current with security patches, I didn't feel pressured to
> immediately move to SP1. I read the docs: Microsoft's, the GREAT
> collaborative effort on smallbizserver.net, and quite a few of the SP1
> posts in this group.
>
> SECOND: Order the CDs - it's just easier that way. I've ordered several
> sets (for myself and my customers). Turnaround time has been less than
> 1 week. Best so far was 3 calendar days from order to receipt. The
> modest shipping cost is a business expense for my own and a reimbursable
> expense for customer CDs.
>
> THIRD: With the possible exception of not initially installing Outlook
> 2003 [because doing so was an option and I was installing full Office
> 2003], all of the servers I manage were installed and are managed using
> recommended practices. [Aside: Microsoft's SP1 Release Notes now
> explicitly document the SBS SP1 "failure" due to missing Outlook 2003
> and say it can be ignored because it is "benign".] I stick with using
> the wizards, even when I *think* I know what they are doing. I don't
> try to push SBS beyond what it's designed to do.
>
> RESULT: I updated my own server over the weekend. Took about 3 hours
> (it's not a screamer and I was taking my time). There were a some
> error/event log messages and there was some cleanup at the end, but
> NOTHING WAS UNEXPECTED OR A SURPRISE. Microsoft and the MVPs have done
> a GREAT job documenting the process ... including what to do to fix
> those relatively few items the SP1 developers missed. [Aside: Turns out
> ALL the personalization entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
> \SmallBusinessServer are reset to <null> by SP1. This includes
> RegisteredOrganization, RegisteredOwner, Address1 & 2, City, State, Zip,
> and the phone numbers.]
>
> My server is now humming along with SP1.
>
> I will be starting updates on my customers' servers in the next week
> or two. Since they are built and managed very similarly to mine, I am
> hopeful the process go as smoothly and results will be as good.
>
> So THANK YOU, MVPs, for all your hard work. Some of us (even the MEN!)
> DO pay attention and appreciate the effort!
>
> -- Owen Williams
> ClearView Technology Consulting, LLC


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