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SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Brief Description
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

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Quick Details
File Name:SPS2003SP3-kb923644-fullfile-ENU.exe
Version:1
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB923644
Date Published:9/17/2007
Language:English
Download Size:18.1 MB
Estimated Download Time: 44 min 56K
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Overview

Microsoft® Office SharePoint Portal Server® 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution in security for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. It further hardens SharePoint Portal Server against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (923644): Description of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3.

Included in this Service Pack
This service pack includes significant new security updates. This service pack also includes updates previously released for SharePoint Portal Server 2003:

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
This update applies to the following program:
  • Microsoft® Office SharePoint Portal Server® 2003

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Instructions

It is advised that you perform a full backup of your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 environment prior to applying a Service Pack. You may consult the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide for the exact steps required to accomplish this task. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 891983 for information on restoring backups after a service pack has been installed.

Installation instructions
To install SharePoint Portal Server® 2003 SP3, follow these steps:
  1. Download the .exe file by clicking the Download button at the top of this page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
  2. It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.
  3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard disk drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: If you are updating a Web farm, you should update all Web servers to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) at the same time. For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (875371): You must update all the Web servers in a Web farm that is running SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

To remove this download
There is no uninstall feature for this download. For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (873125): You cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products.

Administrator resources
Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the Office 2003 Resource Kit.

When you double-click the executable package, installation begins. To extract the patch files (.msp files), you must use a command line. The command line and instructions are included in the Knowledge Base article (197147): Command-Line Switches For IExpress Software Update Packages.

See Microsoft Knowledge Base article (923644): Description of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 for further information about this update.

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