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You receive a "The event log file is corrupt" error

You receive a "The event log file is corrupt" error on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1, an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;899416

We saw this little one rear it's head during one of the testings and the only way to fix it then was to swap nic cards..not exactly the greatest solution.

Looks like now they have a hotfix.

(Remember hotfixes can obtained for free with a call to Microsoft)

Knowledge base articles of interest

What does and does not apply?

Going through the KB articles and blogs tonight (uh doesn't everyone read KB articles for fun?) and there was something that I noticed that I thought I should point out....

First off...while I consider this just taken for granted ..sometimes it's not .....as was pointed out on a recent blog post.  Many times people ask if "fill in the blank" is supported on SBS.  And we say with a "well of course it is you twit" kind of superior air in our voice as we in SBSland assure everyone that we can just install the same service packs and hotfixes as our big brother servers that are Standard OSs. Service packs for the parts of SBS, i.e. Windows Server, Exchange Server, Sharepoint, SQL server,  etc... etc.... are fully supported and just fine on SBS itself. 

Seeing a new batch of KB articles start to occur reminded me that we're going to have to couch our "you twits" in the future as there will be KBs coming out that don't pertain to us.

This one... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=911604 for example, will not, as the platform it's on is Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86) and that's not us.  But a KB that lists Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86) like  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=908911 will apply to us as that's what we still are under the hood.

Hmmm.... wonder if the "Fresno" (1)  version of Windows Server has any of it's own KB's?

(1) The Windows Server for Small Business, a 15 user base OS that is just our core OS that I refer to as the "Fresno" version....aka "For REally Small NetwOrks".... get it?

SBS KBs of interest

Error messages that you may receive when you try to download and install updates from the Windows Update Web site, from the Microsoft Update Web site, or from a WSUS server: "0x800704DD," "0x80240020," or both:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910341
Naming conventions in Active Directory for computers, domains, sites, and OUs:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909264

...don't think this one will be an issue for us....

Client computers do not report back to the Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) server:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909131

SBA 2006 Knowledge base articles

KB articles of interest

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Knowledge base articles of interest

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Patching related KBs

Event ID 1015 is logged in the Application log when you use the OHotFix program to install Office updates:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=907341

You receive a "The expected version of the product was not found on your system" error message when you install Office 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909074

You receive an error code and the copy of Microsoft Windows is not validated when you try to use Windows Genuine Advantage to validate your copy of Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=908440

James was hitting an issue where his Windows 2000 machines would not validate via Windows Genuine Advantage and I think that last KB is what is causing the issue....

SBS KBs of interest

SBS Kbs of interest

Word does not save changes or you receive an error message in an Office program after you install Adobe Acrobat 7.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906899

You may experience slow performance by some programs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=900609

You receive an "HTTP_500" error message when you try to synchronize a mobile device with a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906512

My favorite KB has to be this one... okay “what“ unexpected behavior?  And keep in mind that we do have LCS on some SBS boxes without issues... so it would be nice to know what to expect unexpectedly...

You experience unexpected behavior when you install Live Communications Server 2003 on a domain controller:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906598

If your WSUS isn't WSUS'ing

A client computer cannot receive new updates from a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based WSUS server:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=905422

KB articles of interest

You receive a "The event log file is corrupt" error on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP1, an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=899416

FIX: You cannot burn a CD or a DVD on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=898544
[pssst.... I don't burn cdroms on a server anyway....]

The daily summary and the log report do not contain details of network traffic that passes through an ISA Server 2004 computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=895190

The Local Security Authentication Server (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886698

You cannot use a Microsoft Network Monitor trace to capture frames on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer that has multiple processors:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883494

The Group Policy Object Editor stops responding if you try to open an administrative template file in the Group Policy Object Editor on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887698

Some scheduled tasks that require user credentials do not start on a Windows Server 2003-based computer if the user is not logged in:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890478

Windows Firewall may drop ICMP packets in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1):
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=899657

Update is available that fixes various Volume Shadow Copy Service issues in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891957
<please note - I just double checked... this file inludes files LATER than is on our servers>

You receive a "This version of Microsoft AntiSpyware has expired as of July 31, 2005" error message:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=905222

New items are not synchronized when you use Exchange ActiveSync to synchronize items from Exchange Server 2003 to a Pocket PC device or to a Smartphone device:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=904000

Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 performance may be affected when desktop search engine software is running on Outlook or other MAPI client computers:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=905184

Exceptions that you added to Windows Firewall by using Remote Assistance while you were logged in to Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger have not taken effect:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=904675

APC issue now officially has a KB article

SBS Kbs of interest

Application of Service pack 1 to Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555325
You cannot put a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer into hibernation:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=900966
The shutdown process takes longer than expected to finish on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887539
Credentials that are provided to ISA Server are sent in an unprotected form:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=899807
ISA Server 2000 Web site visitors may be directed to unexpected content:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=901117

Okay who wanted to put their SBS box into hibernation?

SBS KB articles of interest

Credentials that are provided to ISA Server are sent in an unprotected form:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=899807
ISA Server 2000 Web site visitors may be directed to unexpected content: [only SBS 2003 pre sp1 without ISA 2004]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=901117
The shutdown process takes longer than expected to finish on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887539

SBS KBs of interest

Issues with changing passwords through Remote Web Workplace Feature?

Users receive a "The user name or password is incorrect" error message if they try to connect to a SBS 2003-based computer by using the Remote Web Workplace feature:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=892078

CAUSE

WORKAROUND

SBS Kbs of interest

SBS Knowledge base articles of interest

"No Updates Were Installed" error message when you try to install an update from the Windows Update Web site on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887425
Event 1030 and event 1058 may be logged, and you may not be able to start the Group Policy snap-in on your Windows Small Business Server 2003 computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888943

Your domain user name may not be accepted in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887710

File upload in Internet Explorer 6 to a Web page may time out or take longer than expected to complete in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889334
You may receive the "The local device name is already in use" error message when you try to restore a network mapping connection to a shared network folder on a Windows XP-based client:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890413

How to disable MSN Messenger 6.0 traffic in ISA Server 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891598

SBS KBs of interest

SBS Knowledge base articles this week

A bit of a slow week for KB articles this week:

Exchange queues fill with many non-delivery reports from the postmaster account in Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886208

Just a SBS KB that was re-released [knowledge base], and Nick wrote one up on added the ActiveX codes to XP sp2

Outlook Web Access and Small Business Server Remote Web Workspace do not
function if XP Service Pack 2 Add-on Blocking is enabled via group policy:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555235

SBS KB's of interest

The Configure E-Mail and Internet Connection Wizard may not run successfully, or you may receive a "0xc0000409" error message in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888817
Group Policy processing fails with Events 1058 and 1030 in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830676
High CPU usage occurs, and event 7023 is logged in Event Viewer in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888193
The System tool and Task Manager do not correctly calculate 4 gigabytes of RAM in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888855
Network performance and data throughput may be significantly slower after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842264

"Show only specified control panel applets" policy does not display applets that use dynamic icons in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889085

SBS KBs of Interest

SBS KBs of interest

SBS KBs of interest

SBS KBs of Interest

MS04-039: Vulnerability in ISA Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 could allow Internet content spoofing:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888258
How to re-install Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887305
"An error occurred while changing the IP address" error message appears when you use the Change IP Address Tool in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889028
A static IP address may not be assigned to a new server that has uppercase characters in its name in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889029
Quarantined virus files are skipped and your backup reports a failed status on your Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888035

When you use the Outlook Web Access client to open a compressed (.zip) file attachment that you downloaded from an Exchange Server 2003 computer, the file is corrupted:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875525
HTML e-mail messages lose their formatting when you use the Exchange Mailbox Merge program to migrate .pst files to Exchange Server 2003 mailboxes:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884849

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package: October 19, 2004:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887810
Supported scenarios for using the Stsadm.exe command-line tool to back up and to restore Windows SharePoint Services Web sites and personal sites in SharePoint Portal Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889236 

SBS KBs of interest

SBS KBs of interest

A troubleshooting resource is available for common Windows Small Business Server 2003 issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887304
The server cannot synchronize with an external time source after you run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard on Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887355
You receive an "An error occurred while accessing domain information" error message when you install Windows Small Business Server 2003 Server tools and configure Component Messages:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886207
"The local policy does not permit you to logon interactively" error message when users try to connect to a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer by using the Remote Desktop client:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886620
You receive an "Unable to establish the VPN connection" error message when your Windows Small Business Server 2003-based client computer try to make an outgoing PPTP connection:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886621
An e-mail message may not be formatted correctly when a recipient sends the e-mail message from an Exchange Server 2003 computer to another Exchange recipient:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=835992
How to automatically delete messages from the Badmail folder in Exchange Server 2003 and in Exchange 2000 Server:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867642
E-mail messages that you read in a public folder remain marked as unread in Outlook 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838896

KBs of Interest

Issues that may occur when you use Outlook Mobile Access with Sony Ericsson mobile devices in Exchange Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=871194

You may receive an "Error 1920. Service RtcSrv (RtcSrv) failed to start" error message when you try to install Live Communications Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883320

"The following user settings are private" error message when you try to migrate a user's profile to Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886210

"HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error" error message when you try to open the Companyweb Web site after you perform a disaster recovery in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886618

Low disk space may occur when you use the Remove E-Mail Attachments feature in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=828058

Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition does not support dial-on-demand USB networking devices:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=829045

How to Reinstall the Small Business Server 2003 Consoles:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=829622

How to move the client programs folder to another location in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830254

Users cannot connect to your Small Business Server 2003 computer by using Remote Web Workplace:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886206

The Backup Configuration Wizard ends and you receive an "Unspecified error" error message in Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886297

Some administrative shortcuts may be missing from the Administrative Tools menu if you perform an in-place upgrade of Small Business Server 2000 to Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885956

Fax send fails when you try to send a fax from a Windows XP-based client computer through a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885123

SBS 2003 Knowledge base articles of Interest

SBS Knowledge base articles of Interest

 875501 - You are unexpectedly disconnected from your VPN session after several minutes in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875501

886346 - You receive HTTP_500 error message when you synchronize your mobile device with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886346
886205 - Deleted items are not available after you use "Recover Deleted Items" in Outlook 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886205
884032 - Update is available for the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Client Setup feature to deploy Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows XP Professional-based clients:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884032
842466 - You may receive an error message or the Setup program may stop responding when you install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842466
884004 - "You must install Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Service Pack 1 and:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884004
875421 - "An error occurred while configuring a component" error message when you run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875421
875432 - Third-party fax program cannot send faxes in Microsoft Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875432
885191 - Small Business Server 2003 installation starts automatically when you try to start the Recovery Console from the Dell OEM version of the Small Business Server 2003 CD:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885191
867457 - The View Usage Report tool may report many e-mail messages in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867457
875422 - "The wizard cannot set the DHCP scope options" error message when you run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875422
884032 - Update is available for the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Client Setup feature to deploy Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows XP Professional-based clients:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884032

SBS KBs of interest

SBS Kb's this week

875421 - "An error occurred while configuring a component" error message when you run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875421
875432 - Third-party fax program cannot send faxes in Microsoft Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875432
885191 - Small Business Server 2003 installation starts automatically when you try to start the Recovery Console from the Dell OEM version of the Small Business Server 2003 CD:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885191
867457 - The View Usage Report tool may report many e-mail messages in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867457

842466 - You may receive an error message or the Setup program may stop responding when you install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842466
884004 - "You must install Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Service Pack 1 and:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884004
842469 - The Windows Small Business Server 2003 Setup program stops after the "Loading component 19 of 40" message is displayed:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842469
842694 - "You must be a member of the Domain Admins, Schema Admins, and Enterprise Admins" error when you run the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Setup program:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842694

870679 - Your Windows Server 2003-based multiprocessor computer with an AMD chipset may occasionally stop responding:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870679
873434 - The Exchange Intelligent Message Filter does not scan e-mail messages on your Exchange Server 2003 computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=873434

836982 - You receive a "0x8007045A ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED" error message when you use the Windows Update Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836982

KBs of Interest

Knowledge base articles of interest

KBs of interest

Other SBS KBs of interest

327644 - How to configure licensing on an additional Windows server in an SBS network:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327644

324958 - How To Block Open SMTP Relaying and Clean Up Exchange Server SMTP Queues on SBS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324958

838183 - How to turn on the Exchange writer for the Volume Shadow Copy service in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838183

 830360 - Default picklist value in an opportunity is not set if the opportunity is created from lead conversion in Microsoft Business Solutions CRM:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830360

832319 - Vertical scroll bar not visible when you add columns to a view in the Microsoft Business Solutions CRM version 1.0 Sales for Outlook client:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832319

SBS KBs of interest

SBS

843539 - You cannot use Outlook Web Access with forms-based authentication and you receive a Store.exe e-mail alert message:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=843539

839499 - You cannot open file shares or Group Policy snap-ins when you disable SMB signing for the Workstation or Server service on a domain controller:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839499

Windows

873018 - Download.Ject Payload Detection and Removal Tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=873018
871242 - After you install Security Update 839645, you may experience sharing violations and increased network traffic under Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=871242

Server issues

824905 - Event ID 677 and event ID 673 audit failure messages are repeatedly logged to the security log of Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 domain controllers:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824905

840655 - You are logged off a Remote Desktop session when you have an NVIDIA video card installed in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840655

SBS/Exchange KBs of Interest

Exchange

843363 - List of bugs that are fixed in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=843363
841995 - The Always-up-to-date Notifications feature may not work with mobile devices in Exchange Server 2003 SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841995
867628 - Monitoring programs report that the Store.exe process consumes additional memory after you install Exchange Server 2003 SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867628
867626 - New error correcting code is included in Exchange Server 2003 SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867626

Small Business Server

840685 - An event ID 1000 error message is logged to the application event log when you restart Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840685
827601 - Cannot send external mail when your smart host server is different from the ISP server where your e-mail is stored in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827601
838429 - The "My Company's Internal Web Site" link on the default Web site Welcome page does not work when you connect to the site over the Internet in Windows SBS 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838429
838431 - You receive an error message when you try to join your computer to a Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838431
842612 - You receive a "403 Forbidden" message when you try to connect to a Web site that is on Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842612
836413 - You receive an "unexpected error occurred" error message when you try to access resources on a Windows-based network from your Macintosh computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836413
837365 - You cannot expand the public folders list in Exchange System Manager on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837365

Knowledge base articles of interest

SBS

838429 - The "My Company's Internal Web Site" link on the default Web site Welcome page does not work when you connect to the site over the Internet in Windows SBS 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838429
838431 - You receive an error message when you try to join your computer to a Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838431
842612 - You receive a "403 Forbidden" message when you try to connect to a Web site that is on Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842612

XP
840654 - Your VPN connection is disconnected after several minutes in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840654

SBS Knowledge base articles

New this week

841773 - BUG: SQL Server Setup stops responding when you upgrade an instance of SQL Server Desktop Engine (Windows) to SQL Server 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841773
841211 - The updated "What's new in Exchange Server 2003" guide for Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 is available:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841211

Updated

836413 - You receive an "unexpected error occurred" error message when you try to access resources on a Windows-based network from your Macintosh computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836413
833992 - Scheduled POP3 connector e-mail message downloads may not occur on your Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833992

Small Biz Server KB's of Interest

827601 - Cannot send external mail when your smart host server is different from the ISP server where your e-mail is stored in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827601

837370 - Event ID 5120 is logged when e-mail messages are processed by Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837370

SBS Knowledge base articles of interest

834141 - FIX: IP address is revealed in the content-location field in the TCP header in IIS 6.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834141

843073 - Non-English language reports contain English text after you install Service Pack 2 in ISA Server 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=843073

837019 - Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package: March 17, 2004:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837019

837365 - You cannot expand the public folders list in Exchange System Manager on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837365

836413 - You receive an "unexpected error occurred" error message when you try to access resources on a Windows-based network from your Macintosh computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836413

840685 - An event ID 1000 error message is logged to the application event log when you restart Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840685

Small Business Server KBs this week

842293 - Event 1070 is logged and e-mail messages are not delivered with the SBS 2003 Connector for POP3 Mailboxes:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842293

837366 - The Active Directory Migration Tool displays a "RPC server is unavailable" error message in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837366

SBS 2k3 knowledge base articles

842438 - ISA Server 2000 performance may be reduced if the Exchange Server 2003 server is processing unusually heavy traffic:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;842438

837366 - The Active Directory Migration Tool displays a "RPC server is unavailable" error message in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;837366

841487 - You receive a "Command line option syntax error" error message when you install SQL Server 2000 SP3:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;841487

811176 - You cannot remove suspicious folders from the FTP file structure:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;811176

You know what I want?

A toolbar on the browser [like Google's] that allows me to automatically search the support.microsoft.com site. 

But wait, I already have a specialized addition to my IE to allow me to quickly jump to a KB article ...a little tool called mskb.zip   Hey!  I can do a customized search string like that and add a shortcut search to the Microsoft support web site!

I may be a coder yet!

And hey, was trying the KB search again and it was actually out googling, google!  May need to search the Knowledgebase again...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;KBHOWTO

And is everyone aware of how you can do a search on the KB's affecting SBS and released in the last 14 days?

Search the Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?InCC_hdn=true&Catalog=LCID%3D1033%26CDID%3DEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3DON&withinResults=&QuerySource=gASr_Query&Product=sbserv2003&Queryc=&Query=&KeywordType=ALL&maxResults=150&Titles=false&numDays=14&InCC=on

Pretty cool, huh?

After applying the "Critical Update for SQL Server 2000 Desktop" you get a funky icon in the system tray...

829358 - Overview of the Critical Update for SQL Server 2000 Desktop
Engine (Windows) on Windows Server 2003 (KB829358):
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829358

After applying that patch, you'll get a funky icon in the system tray.  I've included screenshots so you can see what it looks like.  Don't worry it's merely cosmetic and doesn't hurt anything.  Either live with it or delete it as shown.

http://www.sbslinks.com/sqlpatch.htm

If you are using the POP Connector in SBS 2003 - Get this patch

835734 Many unexpected outbound e-mail messages appear in the SMTP queue in
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=835734  [that link not quite live as of 12:45 on Friday... should be shortly though....]

Download details: Update for Windows Small Business Server 2003: KB 835734:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b1ff109-092e-4418-aa37-a53af7b8f6fc&DisplayLang=en

There is a problem with how the POP3 connector processes certain messages downloaded from a POP3 server. This problem could result in the POP3 connector accidentally re-sending certain messages to recipients who are not part of the SBS server e-mail domain.
This may happen only in the cases where the POP3 connector is used to download mail from an external POP account. Customers using Exchange to host their mail internally will not experience this problem. This update resolves this issue.
All SBS customers are encouraged to install this update.

Small Business Server KBs

839492 - The Windows Small Business Server 2003 installation process takes longer than you expect after the Registering Components section reports that 13 minutes remain:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839492

840257 - You cannot install programs with unsigned drivers in non-interactive mode in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840257

Small Business Server KB's

837368 - The default POP3 and IMAP4 virtual servers are stopped and you cannot connect to the POP3 and the IMAP4 services in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837368

841188 - "The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon interactively" error message when you try to log on to a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 by using an Administrator account:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841188

837367 - How to turn on full-text search in Windows SharePoint Services on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837367

Small Business Server KB articles

837369 - "The list of users and computers could not be found" during client network configuration on Windows Small Business Server 2003 [Bug 16533]:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837369
[psssst  I wouldn't exactly call this a bug]

838432 - Access Violation in the Docsredir.exe process when you redirect the My Documents folder to a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838432

837370 - The Small Business Server 2003 Secure Attachments Tool fails with Event ID 5120:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837370

Small Biz Server Knowledge base articles

Small Business Server KBs

830253 - Migrating from Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830253

331072 - DNS error when you add a Windows XP-based computer to a Small Business Server 2000 domain:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=331072

SBS Knowledge base articles of interest

830254 - How to move the client programs folder to another location in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830254

828053 - ISA Server prevents connection to a remote desktop when you connect through Remote Web Workplace on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=828053

830044 - Macintosh users cannot connect to Outlook Web Access (OWA) when OWA is hosted on Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830044

838304 - How to publish http://Companyweb to the Internet by using ISA Server 2000 on a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838304

839262 - Services may stop abruptly when you shut down or restart a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839262

Sharepoint KB articles of interest

837849 - How to add an icon to Windows SharePoint Services to represent Adobe PDF documents that are stored in document libraries:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837849

825513 - How to use the SharePoint Administrator to upgrade to FrontPage 2002 server extensions on Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825513

839048 - "Could not instantiate control SharePoint:ProjectProperty" error message when you view a Windows SharePoint Services Web page:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839048

An action item for all SBSers - change a Reg key entry

Heads up for all SBSers... this KB is something you need to look at and take action.  It talks about a registry key change that needs to be made on all SBS2k3 boxes.  The reg key was entered wrong and you have to delete it out and correct it.  I'll post up some screen shots later on to show you where this reg key is located:

839262 Services may stop abruptly when you shut down or restart a Windows
Small
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=839262

A whole bunch of KB articles of interest this month.....

SBS 2k3 Knowledge base articles

828053 - ISA Server prevents connection to a remote desktop when you connect through Remote Web Workplace on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=828053

838304 - How to publish http://Companyweb to the Internet by using ISA Server 2000 on a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838304

 Services may stop abruptly when you shut down or restart a Windows Small
Business Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;839262

Event 8331 - Titanium error - we have a hotfix! [Thanks Damian!]

 A new hotfix is available that may affect a number of SBS 2003
installations.

The symptoms described below on an SBS 2003 Server running on a system with
2 or more logical processors (this will include CPU's with hyperthreading
support) are covered by this hotfix.

Symptoms:

You may receive several (1 per minute) Event Id 8331 for MsExchangeAL in the
event viewer.


Event Type:             Error
Event Source:         MSExchangeAL
Event Category:       Address List Synchronization
Event ID: 8331
Date:                       11/20/2003
Time:                       5:06:16 PM
User:                        N/A
Computer:                CONTOSO
Description:

The service threw an unexpected exception which was caught at
f:\titanium\dsa\src\lra\abv_dg\lservagent.cpp(4511)


Note that the source file and line number may differ

Another symptom is that AD updates from Exchange are not working, new users
do not get stamped with Exchange attributes. You may see the symptoms and
have no new events.

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If you have seen those symptoms, are seeing it or even if you have an SBS
2003 system that has 2 or more logical processors and you are running
Exchange, you can contact PSS and ask for the hotfix found on KB article
837444. The call for a hotfix is a no-charge call. In order to find the
local PSS number for your country, go to http://support.microsoft.com, the
US number is (800) 936-4900.

The actual KB article is still in works and should be ready soon, but the
hotfix is live right now.

This fix will be included in Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1.

Regards,

Damian

-- 
Damian N. Leibaschoff, MS IST, MCSE
Microsoft Corporation

Error 800423f4 in your backup log file?

SBS KB articles for February

830575 - Backup fails on a computer that is running Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830575

836412 - Internet Explorer opens and displays .log files without prompting you if you are running Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836412

833992 - Scheduled POP3 connector e-mail message downloads may not occur on your Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833992

827610 - Shutdown and restart operations are very slow in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827610

827606 - You receive an "Error 403 - Forbidden" error message when you click a link in an e-mail message in Outlook Web Access:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827606

Are you having issues with Time on the Server?

New KBs for SBS 2003

829033 - There is a documentation error in the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard when you configure ISA Server 2000 and permit user certificates in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829033

829046 - SMTP recipient policy changes after you change your Internet domain name in Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829046

825763 - How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825763

828065 - You receive a "Your invitation was not sent because you need the latest version of Windows Messenger" error message when you try to use Remote Assistance on a Small Business Server 2003-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828065