How to Install ISA Server Service Pack 1 on ISA server 2000

You can get Service Pack 1 at http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/downloads/sp1.asp Download SP1 to a machine on the internal network, scan it for viruses, then copy it to the ISA Server. Perform the following steps after copying the service pack to the ISA Server:

1. Double click on the isasp1.exe file. Type in a path to put the temporary files in the Choose Directory for Extracted Files dialog box. Click OK.

2. Click I Agree in the End User License Agreement (EULA) dialog box.
3. Click OK in the Microsoft ISA Server 2000 Update Setup dialog box. The computer will restart.

That’s all there is to installing ISA Server service pack 1.

Install HotFix isahf255.exe
Log onto the machine after the ISA Server service pack 1 installation routine restarts the machine. There are a few hotfixes and updates you need to install on the Windows Server 2003/ISA Server machine to insure that everything works correctly. You can download the HotFix pack, isahf255.exe at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=77d89f87-5205-4779-b1ab-fc338283b2d9&displaylang=en 
Download the file to a machine on the internal network, scan it for viruses, and then copy it to the ISA Server. Perform the following steps after copying the file to the ISA Server:

1. Double click on the isahf255.exe file. Type in a path for the temporary files in the Choose Directory for Extracted Files dialog box, then click OK.

2. Click I Agree in the Feature Pack 1 EULA dialog box.
3. Click OK in the Microsoft ISA Server 2000 Feature Pack 1 dialog box. Leave the checkmark in the Read about ISA Server Feature Pack 1 checkbox to learn more about what you get with Feature Pack 1.

Note that you do not need to restart the server. The next step is to install Feature Pack 1.

Install Feature Pack 1
Feature Pack 1 (FP1) is not required. You don’t have to install ISA Server Feature Pack 1 on the Windows Server 2003/ISA Server machine to get it working correctly. However, I do highly recommend that you install ISA Server Feature Pack 1 because it adds a lot of cool new capabilities and Wizards. You can download ISA Server Feature Pack 1 at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2f92b02c-ac49-44df-af6c-5be084b345f9&DisplayLang=en
Download the feature pack to a machine on the internal network and scan it for viruses. Then copy the file to the ISA Server and perform the following steps:

1. Double click on the isaftp1.exe file. Type in a path for the extracted files in the Choose Directory For Extracted Files dialog box.

2. Click I Agree in the Feature Pack 1 EULA dialog box.
3. Click OK in the Microsoft ISA Server 2000 Feature Pack 1 dialog box. Leave the checkmark in the Read about ISA Server Feature Pack 1 checkbox to learn more about what you get with Feature Pack 1.

Conclusion

I think you’ll find that running ISA Server on Windows Server 2003 will be a good experience. Windows Server 2003 provides the highest level of stability and security ever seen in a Windows-based platform and ISA Server raises the level of security by several orders of magnitude. Give ISA Server on Windows Server 2003 a try and let us know what you think.

I hope you enjoyed this article and found something in it that you can apply to your own network.