Instructions for Installing Site Server 3.0 on Windows 2000 (241833)

SUMMARY

Depending on the version of Windows 2000 you are running, and whether you are installing Site Server 3.0 only, or Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition, you may need to install a patch file, Ss3w2k.exe, prior to running the Setup program.

Specifically, Ss3w2k.exe must be installed for the following:

Site Server version 3.0 on Windows 2000
Site Server version 3.0, Commerce Edition on all versions of Windows 2000

Site Server 3.0 also requires the installation of the Site Server 3.0 Service Pack (SP) on Windows 2000 installations. Both the SP and Ss3w2k.exe can be downloaded from the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/siteserver/site/DeployAdmin/SP4.htm

NOTE: Ss3w2k.exe can be downloaded by itself from either of the following locations:

NOTE: The reason the URLs above refer to an SP3 location rather than the latest SP number is because Ss3w2k.exe was released with the SP3.

For detailed instructions about installing Site Server 3.0 on Windows 2000, see the following Web page:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/siteserver/install/install_ss3.asp

MORE INFORMATION

Site Server 3.0

Prior to installing Site Server 3.0 on computer running Windows 2000, the Ss3w2k.exe patch must be installed. This patch sets some registry keys that allow Site Server 3.0 to install correctly. The Site Server 3.0 SP needs to be installed after the Setup program is complete. Site Server 3.0 should function correctly if this patch and SP are installed.

Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition

When you install Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition, the following error messages occur:

File(s) failed to self-register.
D:\Microsoft Site Server\Bin\xenroll.dll

Cannot set attribute description
Details:
Error:80071392

These error messages can be ignored. Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition will install correctly with these error messages.

The SP should be applied after you install Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243561 Error Message: This Program Does Not Run Correctly on this Version of Windows