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Ok, before we can install the update for SBS2k3 listed in my previous post, we first need to deploy Windows XP SP2 to the SBS.  But just how do we do that? 

1)  Find your ClientApps directory.  (C:\ClientApps by default, however I always move mine to a data partition)

2)  Create a new folder under the ClientApps directory named wxpsp2

3)  Make sure the XP SP2 installation file is available on your server (either by downloading it or inserting a CD with SP2)  If you downloaded the file, it will be named WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe  -  if you have the SP2 CD, then it will be xpsp2.exe

4)  Open a command prompt and navigate to the location where your SP2 installation file is located.

5)  If you downloaded the file, enter the following command:
           windowsxp-kb835935-sp2-enu.exe /x

     If you have the CD file, enter the following command:
           xpsp2.exe /x

6)  You will be prompted for a location to extract the files to.  Enter the location of the wxpsp2 folder you created in step 2.  (e.g.   D:\ClientApps\wxpsp2\)

7)  Once the extraction is complete, run the SBS update (SBS2003-KB884032-X86-ENU.exe) and you should be good to go!

Posted Sun, Sep 26 2004 11:31 by cgross
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TrackBack wrote Want to roll out sp2 rather than sp1 to the workstations?
on Sun, Sep 26 2004 15:00
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Sun, Sep 26 2004 16:40
Thanks Chad. Installing on our server now. Will proceed to client servers this week.
TrackBack wrote re: Want to roll out sp2 rather than sp1 to the workstations?
on Mon, Sep 27 2004 2:55
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Thu, Sep 30 2004 1:40
What if I have danish clients and apply KB884032
Will it still work. And should I use update.msi if it doesn't?
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Thu, Sep 30 2004 11:57
As long as the server & the workstations are the same language, you're fine. If you have an English SBS & Danish clients, then the update won't work correctly.
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Mon, Oct 11 2004 1:13
Chad,

Thanks fo rthe great info above regarding the XP SP2 deployment. I did everything you said and then ran the deployment download (SBS2003-KB884032-X86-ENU.exe) but got an error because it said it could not locate the C:\ClientApps folder. Like you I moved the ClientApps folder on install to the D:\ drive and now the update keeps erroring out. Could you give me a pointer her eas to what I am doing wrong or how I can cure this. I appreciate it... I can be reached offline at iprowebs@yahoo.com
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Mon, Oct 11 2004 1:36
Forget my last post!! Seems like I did not relocate my ClientApps directory like I thought I did!! That's why it did not work!! Off to fix it!! THanks anyways!!
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Sat, Oct 30 2004 0:57
Do you then delete the wxpsp1 directory afterwards or do you just leave it there?
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Sun, Oct 31 2004 13:27
Hi Andy - So far I haven't deleted the wxpsp1 directory, simply because I don't have a space issue. However, since the 884032 fix cannot be uninstalled, there really isn't a need to keep the wxpsp1 folder around.
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Thu, Mar 17 2005 21:02
If you have clients already connected to the SBS2K3 server, how do they pickup the new SP2? as I've tried adding new computers to the sbs domain and they have SP2 installed no problem by the client apps wizard.

thaks in advance
cgross wrote re: Preparing XP SP2 for deployment on SBS 2003
on Thu, Jul 28 2005 11:21
once you have the xpsp2 folder with all the contents, how do you roll out the sp2 to all your clients with sp1?

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