Early December 8th 2007, Microsoft released SP1 for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.
If you have WSS v3.0 installed only, obviously the WSS v3.0 service pack is the only update you need to install. However, if you are running MOSS 2007, you will need to install WSS v3.0 SP1 first, and then proceed to install MOSS 2007 SP1. See the instructions below for installing these service packs.
Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3.0 SP1
The Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3.0 Service Pack must be installed first. The links below can be used to download the service pack and read what updates are being provided.
As with any new installation, I always recommend you run this in your staging environment first; this will provide you with a means of making sure the service pack doesn’t break your specific implementation.
Excerpt taken directly from the Microsoft Download Center
“Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested stability and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to user security. This service pack also includes all of the updates released for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 prior to December of 2007. You can get a more complete description of SP1, including a list of issues that were fixed, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 936988: Description of the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1.
Service Pack 1 will install even if a publicly available update has already been installed on your computer.
SP1 also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Microsoft Online Crash Analysis and from Microsoft Product Support feedback.”
Install Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3.0 SP1
Installing the service pack for WSS v3.0 is relatively simple and straight forward.
Notes:
- As you may expect, before you run this service pack, it is important to note that it will reset IIS, the SharePoint Administration Service and the SharePoint Timer Service. If this is being installed in a production environment, it will interrupt all operations users are performing; such as edits, uploads, etc…
- You will need to run this service pack install on all application and web front-end (WFE) servers in your farm.
Download the service pack, run it and follow the steps below to install…
- You will be initially presented with the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration wizard; see Figure 1. On this page, click the Next button.
Figure 1 – WSS v3.0 SP1 Initial Install Page
- You are prompted with a dialog indicating certain services will be reset during the configuration; see Figure 2. Confirm this by clicking the Yes button.
Figure 2 – Services Reset Warning
- You are now prompted with the next page indicating which server and database name the settings will be applied to; see Figure 3. Continue by clicking the Next button.
Figure 3 – Apply Configuration Settings Page
- When the Configuration utility begins to apply the new settings, you will be prompted with a dialog indicating the need to run the setup on all servers in your farm; see Figure 4. Confirm acknowledgement of this by clicking the OK button.
Figure 4 – Run setup on all servers confirmation dialog.
- The SharePoint Products and Technologies wizard will then complete all 9 steps of the configuration process; see Figure 5. When complete, click the Finish button.
Figure 5 – Configuration successful page.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 SP1Here you will find links to download the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 SP1 download links, links to information about the download and what issues have been resolved.
Excerpt taken directly from the Microsoft Download Center
The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested stability and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to user security. This service pack also includes all of the updates released for the 2007 Microsoft Office System servers prior to December of 2007. You can get a more complete description of SP1, including a list of issues that were fixed, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 936984: Description of the 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1.
Service Pack 1 will install even if a publicly available update has already been installed on your computer.
SP1 also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Microsoft Online Crash Analysis and from Microsoft Product Support feedback.”
Install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 SP1
As with any new installation, I always recommend you run this in your staging environment first; this will provide you with a means of making sure the service pack doesn’t break your specific implementation.
Notes:
- You must run and install WSS v3.0 SP1 before installing this service pack.
- As you may expect, before you run this service pack, it is important to note that it will reset IIS, the SharePoint Administration Service and the SharePoint Timer Service. If this is being installed in a production environment, it will interrupt all operations users are performing; such as edits, uploads, etc…
- You will need to run this service pack install on all application and web front-end (WFE) servers in your farm.
Download the service pack, run it and follow the steps below to install…
- You will initially be prompted with a dialog where you are required to acknowledge the license terms; see Figure 6. Check the box next to “Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.” Then click the Continue button.
Figure 6 – Acknowledge your acceptance of the Microsoft Software License Terms.
- The package will then extract the install files to your server and run the update itself; see Figure 7. The install process may take a minute or two so be patient…
Figure 7 – MOSS 2007 SP1 Install.
- You are then presented with the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration wizard; see Figure 8. On this page, click the Next button.
Figure 8 – SharePoint Products and Technologies configuration wizard.
- You are prompted with a dialog indicating certain services will be reset during the configuration; see Figure 9. Confirm this by clicking the Yes button.
Figure 9 – Services Reset Warning.
- You are now prompted with the next page indicating which server and database name the settings will be applied to; see Figure 10. Continue by clicking the Next button.
Figure 10 – Apply Configuration Settings Page
- When the Configuration utility begins to apply the new settings, you will be prompted with a dialog indicating the need to run the setup on all servers in your farm; see Figure 11. Confirm acknowledgement of this by clicking the OK button.
Figure 11 – Run setup on all servers confirmation dialog.
- The SharePoint Products and Technologies wizard will then complete all 9 steps of the configuration process; see Figure 12. When complete, click the Finish button.
Figure 12 – Configuration successful page.