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Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 2
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Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2000 is available for download
here.
The same download updates both Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange
2000 Enterprise Server.
You
can also
order SP2 on CD. It includes the Outlook 2002 client (and
possibly also the Outlook 2001:Mac client -- we're still checking.)
See How to Order
Microsoft Outlook 2002 for Use with Exchange 2000 for more
information specifically on Outlook 2002.
You must install Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
before installing Exchange 2000 SP2. You cannot remove SP2 without
removing and restoring Exchange to the original system state. SP2
upgrades databases to a new version. For other critical issues that
you should consider when planning your SP2 rollout, see:
Exchange 2000 SP2 Overview
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2 Release Notes
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP2 fix articles
Exchange 2000 SP2 Deployment Guide
Fixes &
Features | Post SP2 Patches | OWA and Other Client Updates |
Mailbox Manager | More Information
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Fixes & Features
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Exchange 2000 SP2
includes fixes that were previously publicly available. However, it
does not include certain post-SP1 hotfixes that were available only
from Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS). PSS will have
information on which fixes are included and, for those that are not,
whether SP2 updates are available. For details, see:
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP2 fix articles
Exchange 2000 SP2 Deployment Guide -- details on new
features, as well as deployment advice (PDF)
From the SP2 Deployment Guide, here are brief descriptions of the key
new features and enhancements:
Directory enhancements
Improvements to the DSAccess component, which
provides the underlying mechanism to support queries to the Active
Directory database, with a 60% rewrite between service packs
Automatic fail-Over for the Recipient Update
Service
Enhanced Support for One-Way ADC Recipient
Connection Agreements
Site Replication Service (SRS) Arbitration
Preference
Transport enhancements
New non-delivery report codes and
descriptions, plus other NDR improvements
PreSubmissionQueue queue (messages received
by the server, but not yet processed by the OnSubmission transport
event sinks) now exposed in the Exchange System Manager Console for
troubleshooting
Enhanced queue management -- better
information on messages waiting in queues, plus new performance
counters
Increased performance through asynchronous
delivery to local databases -- Previous versions used synchronous
threading.
Delivery Status Notification hooks for
transport event sinks
Link state suppression -- new registry
setting
Store and ESE enhancements
Improved virtual memory and thread
utilization
Content
indexing
Scheduled rebuilds no
longer necessary
Miscellaneous improvements to enhance the performance and
stability of the MS Search service
Administration
XCON Option to
Strip Attachments for Messages That Generate an NDR
XADM
Per-User Tracing Feature Added to Exchange 2000 Server SP2
Enhanced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) support and
Exchange Management Service -- DSAccess and Message Tracking WMI
providers
Directory Access user interface -- new tab on the server
properties dialogs
Enhanced message tracking -- Using the Message Tracking WMI
provider can improve search performance, especially across slow
LANs, from several hours to a few seconds.
Enhanced public folder management -- better performance and
error reporting
Enhanced Mailbox Manager -- custom folders now included, along
with stop function
Dr. Watson .NET support -- error report uploading
Mailbox attribute cleanup -- new option for cleaning up Exchange
attributes on Active Directory objects
Administrative Note field -- now exposed in Exchange System
Manager views
Warning raised if Apply Now is selected on a recipient policy
Troubleshooting
Archive sink -- new transport event sink to log all messages
passing through a transport
E2KDSInteg -- new tool to diagnose problems with Exchange
attributes on Active Directory objects
SMTP Reinstall tool -- re-registers the Exchange 2000 transport
and event sinks with the Windows SMTP service
Migration
Exchange Migration Wizard enhancements -- now supports Exchange
2000, supports message filtering
Setup
/RemoveOrg switch -- removes all Exchange 2000 organization
information from Active Directory
Also see:
Support WebCast: Overview of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Service
Pack 2
What's New in Exchange 2000 SP2 -- exchangeadmin.com
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Post SP2 Patches
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XGEN
Rollup of Selected Exchange 2000 Server Post-Release Fixes
XGEN
Exchange 2000 Server Post-Release Information Store Fixes
XADM
Update Method Results in Duplicate Calendar Entries with Outlook
2002; Post Exchange 2000 SP2 Update
XGEN
Exchange 2000 Server Post-SP2 Admin Fixes Available
XADM
Expand and Collapse Views Do Not Work; Fix Requires SP2
XADM The TNEF-Encoded Bodypart Is Removed from a Message
XCCC:
Outlook Web Access Displays the Note Form Instead of the Contact
Form -- also included in the patch for Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS02-025,
Malformed Mail Attribute can Cause Exchange 2000 to Exhaust CPU
Resources
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OWA and Other Client Updates
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For Outlook Web Access, you must upgrade front-end servers to SP2
before upgrading OWA back-end servers. Some improvements require
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. OWA improvements in SP2
include:
Support for distribution lists in contacts folders
Log off button (though users still need to close browser windows
to truly log off)
Ability to turn various interface elements on and off
Better keyboard support -- Pressing the Delete key deletes;
pressing Esc closes a window. Home, End, and other navigation keys
also work.
New Search icon
New mail notification
and calendar reminders
Improvements to the
calendar and folder tree controls
Calendar printing
See:
XCCC Exchange 2000 Server SP2 Server-Side OWA Registry Keys
Error Message When You Remove Meeting Recipient in OWA
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More Information
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XADM: Enhancing the Security of Exchange 2000 for the Exchange
Domain Servers Group
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Updated Wednesday January 11 2012
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