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How to upgrade from the Release Candidate version of Windows Server Update Services to the original release version of Windows Server Update Services

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Introduction

This article describes how to upgrade from the Release Candidate (RC) version of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to the original release version of WSUS on a Windows-based server that hosts a WSUS database.

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To upgrade from the RC version of WSUS to the original release version of WSUS, follow these steps.

Download the WSUS original release version installation software

1.Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb466193.aspx
2.Follow the instructions on the Web site to download and save the file to the computer.

Install the original release version of WSUS

1.In the folder where you saved the WSUS installation file, open the WSUSSetup.exe file.
2.In the WSUS Setup Wizard, click Upgrade.
3.Follow the instructions in the WSUS Setup Wizard to install WSUS.
4.Restart the computer.

Download the WSUS RC Upgrade Content Cleanup Script Tool

1.Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/downloads/default.mspx
2.Follow the instructions on the Web site to download the WSUS RC Upgrade Content Cleanup Script Tool.

Install the WSUS RC Upgrade Content Cleanup Script Tool

1.Visit the following Microsoft Web page:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/9/f/39f11822-df64-4746-baf0-b8330d1a14f7/WSUS%20RC%20to%20WSUS%20Upgrade%20Script%20Readme.htm
2.Follow the instructions on the Web page to install the WSUS RC Upgrade Content Cleanup Script Tool.

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Article Info
Article ID : 919640
Revision : 5
Created on : 10/26/2007
Published on : 10/26/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 264