RE: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
From: Ken Schaefer (Ken_at_adOpenStatic.com)
Date: 04/06/05
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:17:54 +1000 To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Did anyone reboot their boxes prior to running the SP1 install, to (try to)
ensure that there wasn't any pre-existing condition with the box that might
have stopped it coming back up?
Cheers
Ken
-- www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : From: Ed Whitesell [mailto:edwlist@airpathwireless.com] : Subject: RE: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 : : Yeah, that's going to be what we use going forward on new hardware. But : it : doesn't give us the greatest feeling about upgrading existing systems. : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- : : Ed Whitesell : : : Airpath : : "Clearing the Way" : : : : : http://www.airpath.com : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- : : : : : : : -----Original Message----- : From: Greg Stiavetti [mailto:gstiavetti@rentoneonline.com] : Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:40 PM : To: Ed Whitesell; focus-ms@securityfocus.com : Subject: Re: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 : : : : MSDN has an ISO image of 2000 Server with SP1 for a "clean" install, not : : sure if that helps. : : : : : : : : : : ----- Original Message ----- : : From: "Ed Whitesell" <edwlist@airpathwireless.com> : : To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com> : : Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 10:52 AM : : Subject: RE: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 : : : : : : > We've tried it on two boxes, both failed. : : > : : > : : > : : > The first dev box was running some websites, SQL, DNS, DHCP, WINS (no : AD). : : > The installer hangs at "Backing up registry". However, if you go to : : > Add/Remove Programs, it lists SP1. Trying to uninstall it also hangs. : : > Surprisingly, the box is still functional. : : > : : > : : > : : > The second box was a fresh install of 2003 Standard. We installed it a : : > couple of weeks ago, patched it, etc. then let it sit. This morning we : : > tried running the network install of SP1, thinking that we might have : more : : > success on a "clean" box. It installed and said it was successful, but : : > after the reboot Windows can't find a bootable device. : : > : : > : : > : : > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- : : > : : > Ed Whitesell : : > : : > : : > Airpath : : > : : > "Clearing the Way" : : > : : > http://www.airpath.com : : > : : > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- : : > : : > : : > : : > -----Original Message----- : : > From: Ryan Gravlin [mailto:RGravlin@newvision-inc.com] : : > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:22 AM : : > To: Thaddeus McNamara; focus-ms@securityfocus.com : : > Subject: RE: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 : : > : : > : : > : : > I have installed it on a Windows 2003 Standard test server. It's : : > : : > actually very nice, although the security configuration wizard isn't : : > : : > installed by default. It comes with a firewall exactly like XP SP2. : : > : : > The configuration tool itself is really nice, it uses the server role : : > : : > selection and then continues to: : : > : : > : : > : : > - shut off client services (dns, dhcp, wins, etc...) : : > : : > - enable/disable administration services (rdp, backup, firewall, etc...) : : > : : > - network ports to open (http, dns, etc... You can also add your own!!) : : > : : > - SMB security signature requirements : : > : : > - methods used to authenticate with remote computers (domain, local, : : > : : > file sharing accounts) : : > : : > - inbound authentication methods (remote hosts that require lan manager, : : > : : > not configured to use ntlmv2 : : > : : > - configure auditing : : > : : > - enable/disable web extensions for IIS : : > : : > - directories to retain for IIS : : > : : > - deny anonymous write access to content files : : > : : > : : > : : > Overall pretty nice!! : : > : : > : : > : : > Hope that answers your question. : : > : : > : : > : : > Ryan Gravlin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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