2003 and windows xp both require the 3.0.
Huh?
I'm not exactly sure what the original question is... but I'm equally unsure
what this answer is supposed to respond to.
Some general information, trying to hit upon Ricky's actual question:
[1] WSUS 2.0 runs on Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server;
WSUS 3.0 requires Windows Server 2003 SP1.
[2] WSUS 2.0 runs on SQL 2000 (or MSDE2000);
WSUS 2.0 SP1 can use SQL 2000 or SQL 2005 (or WMSDE) ;
WSUS 3.0 requires SQL 2005 SP1 (or the Windows Internal Database)
Any of those versions is capable of providing updates for any of the
following operating system platforms:
Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (or later) -- any edition
Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 (or later)
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or later)
Windows Vista
and also provides updates for any of these applications:
SQL Server 2005
Exchange Server 2003
Exchange Server 2007
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2007
ISA Server 2004
ISA Server 2006
Data Center Protection Manager 2006
Systems Management Server 2003
System Center products
Visual Studio 2005
Virtual PC 2007
VIrtual Server 2005
and a host of other lesser products as well... added almost on a weekly
basis.
The charge from Microsoft executive management is that /all/ Microsoft
products will be updatable via the Update Services architecture -- that
pretty much includes anything released from here on out.
--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP
Senior Data Architect, APQC, Houston, Texas
MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2007)
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