Heck you can get fully functional Compaq Servers that are only a few years old for under $200 on ebay! I've done it many times. JK Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: your best bet is to do some research and see if anyone else has applied it and what their results were. Even after that I have found it best to have a stiff drink and say a small prayer. Maybe wave a rabbit's foot in front of your server a few times just to be safe. You could also build a decent enough test server for about $400 if you know where to shop for parts. Greg On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:33:20 -0500 (EST), thethin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Does anybody have any recommendations / docs / procedures on applying and > testing patches on production servers. > > Thanks > Dave >