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About that DVD media

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2006/11/08/So-you-have-CDroms-and-want-a-DVD_3F00_.aspx Does everyone realise that the base of SBS 2003 r2 is SBS 2003 sp1 standard? SBS 2003 R2 ...the "R2" parts on are the disks at the end...they are Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:39 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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In the October Action pack

SBS 2003 R2 Internal-Use Software in October Action Pack Look in your October Microsoft Action Pack for your internal-use software. Also, find out how you can get a free for-resale copy of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 (SBS 2003 R2)--a US$599 Read More...
Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 12:36 AM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Installing SQL 2005 workgroup from a means 'other' than a cdrom

So the other night I installed SQL 2005 workgroup on my R2 box and I had copied the cdroms up to the server and installed from there. When I did that, at the end of 'cdrom 1' I got this error. But see it wasn't really an error, it was expecting Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 07, 2006 3:48 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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ISA 2004 on SBS 2003 R2

When you install R2, make sure you read the install instructions -- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=29CB973D-41D8-4A5E-9312-90982A0FC164&displaylang=en After you install ISA 2004 you'll need to install ISA 2004 sp2 for Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 07, 2006 3:36 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Got SBS 2003 R2?

This update corrects an issue that results in an error message when you use the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes Snap-in with Microsoft Management Console (MMC) version 3.0. http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=921096 If you have SBS and WSUS installed, Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 07, 2006 2:11 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Upgrading to SQL 2005 workgroup from SQL 2000

When upgrading from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 workgroup there's a couple of things you should read up ahead of time... the first being the "official" upgrade guide . the second is the "Susan" version of the document that just covers Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:24 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Installing the R2 disk over remote desktop

When you install the R2 disk over remote desktop the only caveat is that you need to be logged in as the built in administrator account (aka the "500" account) It WILL work over a RDP session though and will install. In general everything BUT Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:17 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Can SBS work in more than one location?

Hi susan Please advice us on the best possible solution for this scenario. Currently we have only one office in B__. We are running SBS 2003 on our network. We use windows authentication extensively and also exchange for email. Right now we are not using Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:54 PM by bradley | 7 Comments
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Want to read the retail R2 documentation?

Couple of interesting things in the R2 documentation ... 15 gig recommended partition size "If you are a Microsoft Premier Contract holder, please contact your TAM or ADC" ( for a SBS box? Like I've ever seen a SBS customer have a TAM? ) I was surprised Read More...
Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 8:11 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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When you receive your R2 media

Just play it safe and double check that the file folder of the Exchange sp2 on the R2 media NOT dated in May of 2006 but rather in July. I literally just received today from a distributor a copy of R2 Standard upgrade and it wasn't the final parts but Read More...
Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 10:40 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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There's R2 parts on the Web

Okay so here's the scoop...while the outside of the screen appears that the MSDN/TechNet Plus is not the final R2 parts and the "printed" date on the file says 7/11/2006...when I burned it down, mounted a virtual cdrom you could tell the R2 cdrom was Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:36 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Amazingly it doesn't break as much as I thought it would

I didn't get a blue check. I downloaded WSUS 3.0 on top of a beta test box of SBS 2003 R2 and I didn't get a blue check. Interestingly enough it didn't break as much as I thought it would. I still got the daily integrated email. I'm not sure if the 'approval' Read More...
Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:21 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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R2 is still MIA

You see Andy .. it's like this... it's called burning in the media. There's more to delivery of software than 'just' getting the final bits. There's media that has to be pressed, product key stickers done, and all that lovely stuff. So while the patch Read More...
Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 6:20 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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SBS 2003 R2 Tech Assessment Toolkit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=04c69807-3d58-4047-94df-723de8b5c764&displaylang=en A step-by-step guide on how to assess the technology needs of small business customers Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:23 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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The MSDN bits are????

Robert reminded me that the SBS 2003 R2 is back on MSDN but the dates are still July...soooooo..hang loose until we figure out if these are good new bits... or someone forgot and put them back up there or what.... I pulled the R2 disk down and will burn Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 13, 2006 7:19 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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When Software Assurance just might make sense

An interesting factoid that we stumbled across the other day.. okay so you bought SBS 2003 a few years back.. and you didn't opt for software assurance (not the koolaid drinker). So here comes SBS 2003 R2. And lets say that for some bizarre reason you Read More...
Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 12:20 AM by bradley | 2 Comments
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If you are installing SBS 2003 R2 from the MSDN bits

The files on MSDN at this time DO NOT have the R2 features of the SBSized WSUS. All that is up there at this time is SBS 2003 sp1. The "R2" bits are an additional disk that was pulled back from MSDN. So if you don't see WSUS on your newly built from MSDN Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:48 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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DFSv2 - can we handle it?

I'm putting my Dew/Koolaid drink on the table this morning and I'm going to flat out ask the community... do we honestly think that the vast majority of SBS networks and SBS consultants could handle DFSv2 if we had it in our SBS 2003 R2 era boxes. Gavin's Read More...
Posted Saturday, August 05, 2006 11:53 AM by bradley | 3 Comments
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Never read the book, never saw the movie, but I saw the R2 version of it!

Okay in full disclosure.. I never read the book. Never went to see the movie either. But I didn't have to do either one to figure out the plot line on this SBS 2003 R2's version of it . ...and apparently Kevin is in it too! ;-) Share this post: email Read More...
Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 12:06 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Update for Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2

See also Steven Van Roekel's blog Update for Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2: Update to Exchange Server 2003 SP2: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923432/en-us To those who have R2 bit boxes, you'll see this patch in WSUS and MU. The patch will shut Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:41 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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An update for Exchange 2003 - for those with R2 bits

For those that have the R2 media with the affected bits....if you've installed a box and have it "live" you should see a patch offered up to you. Right now on my box I'm not seeing anything on MU... so it's not fully released yet.. but just a FYI if you Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:56 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Podcast on SBS 2k3 R2

The Official SBS Blog : Inside SBS Podcast Episode #20 - R2 and WSUS: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2006/07/28/443854.aspx ...okay so while not exactly the greatest timing in the world ...needless to say of interest to some anyway (1) when it finally Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 4:53 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Can you tell it's an R2 Friday?

Manufacturing Snag To Cause Slight SBS 2003 R2 Delay http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=19160003 1 Vlad blogged that the Microsoft has figured out beta testing with Vista.....but I'm embarrassed to say that SBS sure Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 1:02 PM by bradley | 5 Comments
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The SBS 2003 R2 partner site is now open

Saw on John's blog that the R2 site is now open... if you submit Tech Assessments you get a free copy.. now I'd recommend that you go through the assessment just to see if you are "listening" good enough to your clients. But don't always follow the checklist... Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:07 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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SBS Podcast! Call in and be on the Podcast!

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2006/07/18/442414.aspx Invitation to Join the Podcast Gang Next Monday - WSUS and SBS 2003 R2 Please join the Inside SBS crew on Monday, July 24th for a spirited discussion about SBS 2003 R2's implementation of WSUS. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:36 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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