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Difference between Windows 2000 servers

I have a server that is running Windows 2000 server. I dont know if it is just 2000 server, or advanced server, or datacenter, or any other type they might have out. Now I understand that for most purposes they are the same except licensing. However, my issue is that I need to free up some free space on the C:, and thanks to our SMS administrator, I have every available update that has ever been put out. So looking at the updates, I see some for each different type. I want to remove the non-crucial ones. So first can you tell me how to determine which version I have, and second can you tell me if I have say just regular Windows 2000 server, do I need the Windows 2000 advanced server updates, or datacenter, etc?

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Before you do that have you checked for uninstall files in c:\winnt ?  These can sometimes be hundred of Mb and if you don't want to uninstall them then you can safely remove them and the associated *.txt file from c:\winnt.  When you select "remove" from add/remove programs it will then prompt you whether to just remove the entry from add/remove as it can't remove the actual patch.

Personally I'd leave all the updates there in place, frankly they all fix something -- those that re-patch the same thing with a newer version will of course have overwritten the same files anyway if you think about it, apart from the uninstall files.

Steve
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I agree with dragon-it on this. The thing about updates is, you won't recieve unneccessary impotant updates.


To your question about freeing up C; disk space.What is your current disk configuration?
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Yes C:\winnt is where I am looking..... or actuall C:\winnt\system32\CCM\cache\200000004.10.system\(whatever patch). That is where I was talking about removing them from. You see, the way our SMS is setup, it automatically sends all available updates, then installs only applicable updates, everything else it just leaves there. If I werent dealing with a poorly designed legacy system, then I wouldnt bother with removing the unnecessary updates, but with a 5GB C: and only 500mb of free space that is slowly being eaten away by patches, I would really like to know for sure if they are necessary....and by necessary I mean directly related to the OS on hand.
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thenone,

I actually do receive unnecessary updates e.g. Windows xp, windows 2003 server, etc, etc. Its just because of how the SMS updates are configured. They dont install, but they are there. I have a raid 5 config with a 135GB D: and a 5GB C:.
Then you need to talk to your SMS administrator then I would imagine as otherwise the updates will most likely come back if you delete them.
Your running an SUS correct not aqn sms?
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I totally agree and I already have. SMS server from this point on, will not be sending any updates to this server. However, with the damage already done, I would like to clean up the best I can to leave at least some tiny amount of room for future manual updates, and general functionality of the server. So to get back to it, can we determine the exact version, and further determine if datacenter updates do anything for advanced server, or something of the likes?
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Sorry D: is completely full at all times and dumping data at all times to DVD-RAM disks. Its a IDVR voice recording server.
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Its an SMS server not a sus server.
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Having seen your comment since then dump the same files off to DVD, or at least dump some of them and test.

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Fair enough, I was going to dump them to an external source, but just wanted a little more cetianty before causing a potential problem by removing them...even though I have potential problems by leaving them there. At any rate, im just going to take what updates that look the least needed, e.g. office, w2k3, etc and dump them to a seperate system. Thanks for the comments.

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OK, sorry couldn't be more specific.

Steve