In this post I wrote a step by step manual to upgrade the SharePoint license from Standard to Enterprise. Be aware of this requirement:
If you have installed Service Pack 2 be sure that you also have installed the Trial bugfix or the SP2 installation that includes this bugfix. Otherwise you will not be able to [...]
Continue reading about How to convert SharePoint license on Server 2008 x64? Part 2
On twitter and the site of Stefan Gossner I found the links to the hotfix for Service Pack 2 “bug”.
32-bit version: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/F/5/2F51AB71-1325-49D2-9CB9-18DEC4780E99/office2007-kb971620-fullfile-x86-glb.exe
64-bit version: http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/B/5BBD34A9-C528-42B0-8A5F-9A8997B25C32/office2007-kb971620-fullfile-x64-glb.exe
Read more at the source.
Found on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog:
During the installation of SP2, a product expiration date is improperly activated. This means SharePoint will expire as though it was a trial installation 180 days after SP2 is deployed. The activation of the expiration date will not affect the normal function of SharePoint up until the expiration date [...]
Urgent Technical Bulletin
Microsoft has recently released Service Pack 2 for SharePoint Products and Technologies. Nintex have identified compatibility issues between Nintex Workflow 2007 and SharePoint Service Pack 2.
Nintex customers are advised not to apply the Service Pack on servers running Nintex Workflow 2007 until an update of Nintex Workflow 2007 is made available. A compatible [...]
Continue reading about Official Nintex Technical Bulletin about Service Pack 2 issue
Found on the site Nintex Conntect.
We have identified compatibility issues between Nintex Workflow 2007 and SharePoint Service Pack 2. We are currently investigating the causes and expect to have a compatible release available shortly. If at all possible, we recommend refraining from installing SP2 at this point to avoid the problem.
Please be aware that workflow [...]
Continue reading about Compatibility issue Nintex Workflow with SharePoint Service Pack 2
Go to this Microsoft kb article to find all the Service Pack 2 downloads that are available.
Service Packs are available for Office Desktop products, Office Server products and Windows SharePoint Services products.
Continue reading about All available service pack 2 downloads
Microsoft finally finished the, as the call it, uber update package for SharePoint updates. The updates mentioned in my first post did not include all updates. It included only some hotfixes.
You can find all the necessary links and descriptions here.
Update: when I requested the packages I saw that they are released as SP2.
Find the download here and also three upgrade scenarios when deploying service pack 2.
Continue reading about Also Service Pack 2 for PerformancePoint Server
The CPP beta 2 of Vista and Server 2008 is available. You can download both here.
In addition to all previously released updates, SP2 will contain changes focused on addressing reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.
There is news about the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista! Microsoft will deliver a Release Candidate in February 2009 with the final SP2 binary scheduled for RTM (Release To Manufacturing) in April 2009.
It doesn’t mean you will be able to download it right away. RTM merely means it is “released to manufacturing”, including [...]
