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Apparently there is a bug in the MSGINA.SYS of Windows 2003 SP1 that will cause it to trim the working pages of Console 0 applications, which typically are system services, which can be a bad thing if you are running Exchange or SQL or anything else memory intensive.

Thankfully if your swapfile is getting saturated and/or running out of space, you can request this hotfix. I stumbled upon this KB due to the updated definitions in Exchange Best Practices. Another nice addition is that ExBPA can now scan to see if your systems are ready for Exchange 2007.

Plus, I just like using the term "SWAP FRENZY!"

Microsoft KB 905865

This is assuming that you are already running the current version of WSUS. If you're not running WSUS with a company or private network of more than 10 computers, you really should consider it, especially if your bandwidth (personal or data) is already saturated.

#1. Easy to use cleanup of expired and/or superceded patches and removal of "stale" computers.

#2. Rule-based auto"magic" approval or disapproval based on settings you want. The best program feature to compare it to is the rule builder section of Outlook 98/200[0|3|7].

#3. Native and improved support for SQL 2005 / SQL 2005 Express. Mass changes in approvals/disapprovals run much faster, especially compared with the first release of WSUS or SUS.

#4. Migration of the administration page from a web page to a MMC snap-in. This really exploits the new features of MMC 3.0 nicely. It is a good example of what you can build, application interface-wise, with the added features of MMC 3.0. The bundled administration tools in Windows 2003 R2 were just the tip of the iceburg for MMC 3.0.

#5. Configurable e-mail notification of new patches, sync logs, and overall "health" status of all the systems that feed off the WSUS server.

This is all my humble opinion of course, but it should be yours too.

KB 923838 - Cannot start the Cluster Service and Event IDs 1009 and 7031 are logged on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923838

KB 923424 - Event ID: 1209 occurs after you install the hotfix for KB 911030 on a cluster server that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923838

KB 923840 - You cannot add an additional node to a Windows Server 2003-based server cluster, and error code "0x8007042b" is logged in the ClCfgSrv.log file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923840

KB 871236 - Windows 2003 SP2 is adding a new event log entry for when the Cluster user configured does not have the correct rights to run properly due to excessive domain restrictions. The new information will eventually be here.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871236