chpicker
Programmer
- Apr 10, 2001
- 1,316
I was trying to order the CD package of Service Pack 1 from Microsoft today. First I tried to use the website. After selecting the Premium edition, entering the product key and selecting US/English the website went into a Processing page. After about 2 minutes on that screen I got an HTTP 500 error page. I tried to go back and start over, but the product key had already been used once...it wouldn't let me try again.
I called the number on the screen to try to order one over the phone. After giving the rep a bunch of our information, including my product key, I was told that the Service Pack 1 CD kit has been discontinued. It can no longer be ordered. You can still download it...but that only works for Standard edition. You can't download the Premium updates. The only option is to BUY the R2 version.
Digging through our MSDN and Partner CD collection, I found some SP1 CDs. However, I'm not sure if I have all of them. The disc labels indicate that I have SBS Standard Edition discs 1 and 2...and SBS Premium Edition disc 3. I don't see a disc 1 or 2 for Premium Edition.
Am I missing the Premium Edition discs 1 and 2 or are the Standard Edition discs the same? Can I use Standard 1-2 and Premium 3 to update a Premium installation to SP1?
Ian
I called the number on the screen to try to order one over the phone. After giving the rep a bunch of our information, including my product key, I was told that the Service Pack 1 CD kit has been discontinued. It can no longer be ordered. You can still download it...but that only works for Standard edition. You can't download the Premium updates. The only option is to BUY the R2 version.
Digging through our MSDN and Partner CD collection, I found some SP1 CDs. However, I'm not sure if I have all of them. The disc labels indicate that I have SBS Standard Edition discs 1 and 2...and SBS Premium Edition disc 3. I don't see a disc 1 or 2 for Premium Edition.
Am I missing the Premium Edition discs 1 and 2 or are the Standard Edition discs the same? Can I use Standard 1-2 and Premium 3 to update a Premium installation to SP1?
Ian