The computer is running a prerelease version of a service pack for Windows Server 2003
The information in this article applies to:
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server
Application-tier server
Data-tier server
Windows Server 2003
Health check
The Best Practices Analyzer tool for Team Foundation Server examines a Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class (Win32_OperatingSystem) to determine the value of the ServicePackMajorVersion key. The tool also examines the following registry entries to determine the version of Windows that is running on the destination computer:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentVersion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentBuildNumber
A CurrentVersion value of 5.2 indicates that the computer is running Windows Server 2003.
A warning appears if the value of ServicePackMajorVersion is larger than 2. This value indicates that a more recent service pack than Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been installed. Because SP2 is the most recent released service pack for Windows Server 2003, any more recent service pack must be prerelease software.
An error appears if the value of ServicePackMajorVersion is 1 and the value of CurrentBuildNumber is smaller than 1830. This combination indicates that a prerelease version of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2003 is installed.
Unless you are part of a Technology Adoption Program (TAP) or a similar Microsoft sponsored program, you should not run prerelease software in a production environment. To resolve the warning or error, you must update the computer to run a released version of SP1 or SP2 for Windows Server 2003.
Required Permissions
To perform these procedures, you must be a member of the Administrators security group on the local computer.
To update computers that are running Windows Server 2003
Uninstall the prerelease version of SP1 or SP2 for Windows Server 2003.
Open the Start menu, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
Click the prelease version of the service pack, and then click Remove.
Follow the instructions in the Software Update Removal Wizard.
Note
If the remove option is not available, rebuild the operating system.
Install the final version of SP1 for Windows Server 2003 from the Download Center.
For more information, see "Downloads for Windows Server" on the Microsoft Web site.
(optional) Install SP2 for Windows Server 2003 from the Download Center.
Restore the settings and data for Team Foundation Server.