Microsoft KB Archive/834918

= How to upgrade a Beta release of Windows SharePoint Services to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services =

Article ID: 834918

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2007

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 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

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INTRODUCTION
This article contains information about how to upgrade a Beta release of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services.



MORE INFORMATION
To upgrade a Beta release of Windows SharePoint Services to a release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services, you must use the following sequence:
 * Upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 1 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2.
 * Upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh.
 * Upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Refresh to Windows SharePoint Services release-to-manufacturing version.

You must follow this exact sequence. You cannot skip a Beta release when you upgrade to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services. For example, if you are running Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2, you have to first upgrade to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh, and then upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services.

The build numbers that correspond to each release of Windows SharePoint Services are listed below:
 * Windows SharePoint Services Beta 1 6.0.2.4523
 * Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 6.0.2.4920
 * Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh 6.0.2.5329
 * Windows SharePoint Services release-to-manufacturing 6.0.2.5530

To determine the release of Windows SharePoint Services that you are running, connect to your Windows SharePoint Services Web site, and then click Site Settings. The build number is listed at the top of the Site Settings page.

Upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 1 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2
Information about how to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services Beta 1 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 is included in the Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 download.

The Beta 2 release of Windows SharePoint Services is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Winsptsrvb2.zip package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. === Upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh or upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh to Windows SharePoint Services release-to-manufacturing version ===

The steps that you use to upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 to Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh and the steps that you use to upgrade Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services are the same. Make sure that you do the following:  Before you perform the upgrade operation, back up the content database and the configuration database, and store the databases on a different server. If an issue occurs during the upgrade operation, you can restore the backup copies of the databases and revert to the original build of Windows SharePoint Services that was previously installed on the server. Do not remove Windows SharePoint Services from the server before you upgrade to the later build of Windows SharePoint Services. The upgrade operation automatically updates Windows SharePoint Services. Remove Microsoft Office 2003 Web Parts and Components Beta (if it is installed on the server) before you perform the upgrade operation. Remove Windows SharePoint Services language template packs (if any language template packs are installed on the server) before you perform the upgrade operation. After you upgrade to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services, install the release-to-manufacturing version of the language template packs for Windows SharePoint Services if you want to create Windows SharePoint Services Web sites in different languages. To obtain the language template packs for Windows SharePoint Services, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E7EEC77D-4365-4B66-8E8D-9D079C509679&displaylang=en

 After you upgrade to the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services, install the release-to-manufacturing version of the Microsoft Office 2003 Web Parts and Components, if you want. To obtain the Office 2003 Web Parts and Components, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=38be67a5-2056-46a1-84b1-337ffb549c5c&DisplayLang=en

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Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Technical Refresh
The Beta 2 Technical Refresh release of Windows SharePoint Services is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Stsv2.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows SharePoint Services release-to-manufacturing version
To obtain the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows SharePoint Services, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e084d5cb-1161-46f2-a363-8e0c2250d990&DisplayLang=en

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