Do it any way you like. The nice thing is, if you don't do it my way, we all get to point and laugh when things go wrong :) Thomas W Shinder, M.D. Site: www.isaserver.org <http://www.isaserver.org/> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/drisa/ Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 <http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7> MVP -- ISA Firewalls ________________________________ From: Steve Moffat [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:03 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: What is the Best Practice for Installing ISA Server 2004? http://www.ISAserver.org Do it Tom's way. S ________________________________ From: Tony.Afriyie [mailto:Tony.Afriyie@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:54 PM To: ISA Mailing List Cc: Tom Shinder Subject: [isalist] What is the Best Practice for Installing ISA Server 2004? http://www.ISAserver.org This question goes to everyone on this list and especailly to Dr. Thomas W. Shinder. I am about to install ISA Server 2004 on a Windows Server 2003. As a best practice (according to Microsoft) one has to install all service packs and security updates on the Windows Server 2003 before installing ISA Server 2004. I was reading Dr. Thomas Shinder's article dated August 16th, 2005 and entitled " Using the Windows Server 2003 Security Configuration Wizard to Harden the ISA Firewall" and he made a "Note" in this article saying "Make sure that ISA Server 2004 Service Pack 1 is installed on the ISA firewall before installing Windows Server 2003 SP1". I am a little bit confused as to how to go about the installation of ISA Server 2004. If I go ahead and follow Microsoft best practice, that means that after the installation of Windows Server 2003 on a new server, I have to install SP1 and any updates that came after SP1 for Windows Server 2003 before I go ahead and install ISA Server 2004 and the SP1 for ISA Server 2004. If I go ahead and follow what Dr. Shinder is saying in his article, that means after the installation of Windows Server 2003 on a new computer, I have to go ahead and install ISA Server 2004 and its SP1 before I install SP1 for Windows Server 2004. I need help here as to which way to go first. Thank you all. Tony ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: isalist@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ The correct technical term for haggis stalking is "havering". <http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/haggisclopedia.cfm?part=5> ________________________________