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The Official SBS Blog : Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 installation is blocked on Windows SBS 2008:

bradley — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:27:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 installation is blocked on Windows SBS 2008:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/07/30/microsoft-exchange-2007-sp2-installation-is-blocked-on-windows-sbs-2008.aspx

Important update: Installing Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 on Windows Small Business Server 2008 currently causes problems in some web services of Windows SBS 2008 and requires manual steps to fix the problems. A prerequisite check is deployed in Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 setup program for Windows SBS 2008 so that Windows SBS users will be alerted and prompted before proceeding with installation.

Microsoft Windows SBS team is working on a Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2 installation tool on Windows SBS 2008. The tool will automate the Exchange 2007 SP2 installation with a better user experience. With this tool released, users can download the tool to the Exchange 2007 SP2 setup folder and launch the SP2 setup from the tool. The tool will remove the prompt, stop the FSE services, launch Exchange 2007 setup UI, and then perform post-setup cleanup after SP2 installation is successfully completed.

For users who want to deploy Exchange 2007 SP2 on their Windows SBS machines urgently, manual steps are provided in KB 973862. However, we strongly recommend users to leverage our upcoming installation tool for a successful SP2 installation. We will inform you via this blog when this tool is available.

Note: KB 973862 should be available next week.

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Console May Take Too Long to Display Alerts and Security Statuses, Display Not Available, or Crash:

bradley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:38:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Console May Take Too Long to Display Alerts and Security Statuses, Display Not Available, or Crash:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/07/13/sbs-2008-console-may-take-too-long-to-display-alerts-and-security-statuses-display-not-available-or-crash.aspx

For those of you with installed SBS 2008 machines.... you might want to take a look at that post.

The Official SBS Blog : Windows 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 2 Available Now:

bradley — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:14:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Windows 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 2 Available Now:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/26/windows-2008-and-windows-vista-service-pack-sp-2-available-now.aspx

You remember in the first part of the Disney Aladdin movie where the Narrator says "come closer, closer, come closer?"

I really need to tell you something, so you need to come closer.

Now that you are right here where you can really hear me really well....

MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE APPLYING SERVICE PACK 2!

It is not necessary to be the first one installing ANY service pack. Always always always always have a planned maintenance window and in this day and age of vmware and hyperV, have your FIRST install be on a virtual box that you've made a snapshot of and all you are doing it for it just to understand the install process when you do it on a real live box.

The Official SBS Blog : Repair Microsoft Exchange Server Roles on Windows Small Business Server 2008:

bradley — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:22:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Repair Microsoft Exchange Server Roles on Windows Small Business Server 2008:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/21/repair-microsoft-exchange-server-roles-on-windows-small-business-server-2008.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Cannot Reply To Old Emails Or Modify Old Calendar Items After PST Mail Migration:

bradley — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:19:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Cannot Reply To Old Emails Or Modify Old Calendar Items After PST Mail Migration:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/21/cannot-reply-to-old-emails-or-modify-old-calendar-items-after-pst-mail-migration.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Files in Companyweb are Opening Read-Only After SBS 2008 UR2:

bradley — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:18:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Files in Companyweb are Opening Read-Only After SBS 2008 UR2:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/07/files-in-companyweb-are-opening-read-only-after-sbs-2008-ur2.aspx

This is a wincer for me. Because I tested this before it was released on test boxes and I personally missed this. Testing isn't easy.

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 (KB 960911) Installation Failure:

bradley — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:26:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 (KB 960911) Installation Failure:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/07/sbs-2008-update-rollup-2-kb-960911-installation-failure.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Event 2436 for SharePoint Services 3 Search:

bradley — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:25:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Event 2436 for SharePoint Services 3 Search:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/07/event-2436-for-sharepoint-services-3-search.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Companyweb Inaccessible After Sharepoint 3.0 Service Pack 2:

bradley — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:19:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Companyweb Inaccessible After Sharepoint 3.0 Service Pack 2:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/06/companyweb-inaccessible-after-sharepoint-3-0-service-pack-2.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 Released (KB960911):

bradley — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:42:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 Released (KB960911):
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/04/29/sbs-2008-update-rollup-2-released-kb960911.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : SVCHOST May Spike the CPU:

bradley — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:49:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SVCHOST May Spike the CPU:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/04/25/svchost-may-spike-the-cpu.aspx

If you saw your SBS 2008 or EBS 2008 spiking in CPU this last week, read this post.

The Official SBS Blog : Authentication Issues Accessing Companyweb from the Server Itself after 963027

bradley — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:56:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Authentication Issues Accessing Companyweb from the Server Itself after 963027:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/04/17/authentication-issues-accessing-companyweb-from-the-server-itself-after-963027.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : SBS Support Team Receives Community Award

bradley — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:33:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS Support Team Receives Community Award:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/04/09/sbs-support-team-receives-community-award.aspx

Very much deserved by the folks in the Windows Essential Server Solutions Customer Support Services.

The Official SBS Blog : Installing the IIS SMTP Service on SBS 2008 Breaks Mailflow:

bradley — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:32:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Installing the IIS SMTP Service on SBS 2008 Breaks Mailflow:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/04/02/installing-the-iis-smtp-service-on-sbs-2008-breaks-mailflow.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2003 BPA configuration file has been updated!:

bradley — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:21:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS 2003 BPA configuration file has been updated!:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/31/sbs-2003-bpa-configuration-file-has-been-updated.aspx

If you haven't downloaded this, do so. It adds some additional pre-checks for migration now.

SBS Best Practices Analyzer:
http://www.sbslinks.com/sbsbpa.htm

The Official SBS Blog : Requirements for Installing SQL 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business:

bradley — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:12:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Requirements for Installing SQL 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : SBS console crashes when duplicate entries from AV products are written into Security Center:

bradley — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:14:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : SBS console crashes when duplicate entries from AV products are written into Security Center:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/12/sbs-console-crashes-when-duplicate-entries-from-av-products-are-written-into-security-center.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Hyper-V Certificate Expiration and Resolution:

bradley — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:23:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Hyper-V Certificate Expiration and Resolution:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/03/hyper-v-certificate-expiration-and-resolution.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : Error 0x8004005 When Accessing /EXCHANGE or /PUBLIC Virtual Directory:

bradley — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Error 0x8004005 When Accessing /EXCHANGE or /PUBLIC Virtual Directory:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/03/02/error-0x8004005-when-accessing-exchange-or-public-virtual-directory.aspx

The Official SBS Blog : How to Send Email from the Internet to Sharepoint on SBS 2008:

bradley — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:54:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : How to Send Email from the Internet to Sharepoint on SBS 2008:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/02/20/how-to-send-email-from-the-internet-to-sharepoint-on-sbs-2008.aspx