Jun 09, 2007 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability. In addition, it adds new features and updates to existing Windows Server 2003 features and utilities.
I recently ran into a spot of trouble with integrating Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 into Windows Server 2003 R2. After successfully installing Windows Server 2003 with integrated Service Pack 2 on a server I ran the R2 installer (SETUP2.EXE) and was greeted with this message: ————————— Windows Server 2003 R2 Setup Wizard ————————— Setup cannot continue because this product disc is incompatible with the service pack installed on this computer. To complete the installation of Windows Server 2003 R2, you will need to insert the latest version of Windows Server 2003 R2 Disc 2. ————————— OK ————————— A bit of digging around resulted in that indicates that you should be able to run the R2 components installation directly on a server with Service Pack 2 installed. Obviously this isn’t the case and until Microsoft release R2 media with SP2 integrated you will need to modify one of the R2 source files. Open R2INTL.INF in the CMPNENTS R2 folder from disc 2 and change the following line from: R2SPLevel = 1 to: R2SPLevel = 2 and your R2 installation should work.