This article discusses scenarios in which you must remove
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) before you upgrade to the
full retail version of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 or before
you migrate to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
In the following scenarios, do not install Windows Server
2003 SP2 until the upgrade is complete or the migration is complete. If Windows
Server 2003 SP2 is already installed, remove it until after the upgrade is
complete or the migration is complete.
| • | You upgrade from an evaluation copy of Windows Small
Business Server 2003 to the full retail version. |
| • | You upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to the full retail
version of Windows Small Business Server 2003. |
| • | You migrate from Windows Small Business Server to Windows
Server 2003 by using the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Transition
Pack. |
After you complete the upgrade or you complete the migration,
you can install Windows Server 2003 SP2. However, if you later try to remove
Windows Server 2003 SP2, you may receive the following error message:
If this software update is removed, these programs may
not run correctly
For more information, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
823836 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823836/)
Removing Windows software updates in the wrong order may cause the operating system to stop functioning
After you install Windows Server 2003 SP2, if you
try to upgrade to the full retail version of Windows Small Business Server 2003
or if you try to use the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Transition Pack,
you may receive the following error message:
Setup cannot
continue because the version of Windows on your computer is newer than the
version on the CD.
If you receive this error message, contact
Microsoft Support Services for help. For more information about how to contact
Microsoft Support Services, visit the following Microsoft Web page:
This issue also occurs when you run the Windows Small Business
Server Setup.exe command on one of the following versions of Windows Small
Business Server. These versions of Windows Small Business Server do not include
Windows Server 2003 SP2.
| • | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server |
| • | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server
with SP1 |
However, this issue does not occur if you run the Setup.exe
command that is included in the slipstreamed version of Windows Small Business
Server 2003 with Windows Server SP2 installed. The Windows Small Business
Server 2003 SP2 Setup program lets you reinstall Windows Small Business Server
2003 with Windows Server SP2 only on an equivalent version of the product or on
a newer version of the product.
For more information about Windows
Server 2003 SP2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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