System Center Essentials 2007 Installation tips and tricks

the following points are required to be checked before start installtion SCE 2007:

• Upgrading from any Beta and RC versions to System Center Essentials 2007 RTM isn’t supported.
• Windows 2000 SP4 clients need to connect to windows update to update the Windows Update client with the last version.
• Explicitly configure a proxy server in your Internet Explorer connection settings to be able to import a third party update catalog when proxy server setting required integrated Windows authentication.
• A remote SQL Server 2005 instance must not installed on Domain controller.
• Remove the SQL Native Client using Add or Remove Programs, if you get the error message: "An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.", and re-run the installation.
• In SQL Server Workgroup Edition, turn off Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) before the installation.
• Install IIS with ASP.NET before install NET Framework 2.0 and NET Framework 3.0, else you need to re-register ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.0
• Stop the WSUS 2 synchronization before SCE installation, if you are upgrading from WSUS 2 to SCE 2007.
• Ensure there is no computer group in WSUS called All Clients and All Servers before installation, else delete it.
• If you upgrade from WSUS 3 RC to SCE 2007, you need to reassign the certificate to the WSUS Administration Web site after upgrade.
• Don’t use compressed drive for your installation locations.
• You need to use Configure local policy on the DC to point to the Essentials 2007 management server, if the domain controller of a trusted domain fails to pick up the Essentials 2007 managed computers policy.
• To use domain policy, install the GPMC on the Essentials 2007 management server.
• Don’t use SQL Server Reporting Services (SRS) instance that is configured to use SSL during Essentials 2007 setup.
• Ensure the printer spooler service is enabled on a managed computer to enable inventory collection.
• You will not be able to generate charts if you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, else reinstall SCE with other SQL version.
• Remove the self-signed certificate from the default Web site before installing the Essentials 2007 management server.
• After setup has completed successfully, re-assign the self-signed certificate to the default Web site.
• At this time you can not install SCE 2007 if your domain netbois name not the same as FQDN, this issue will be fixed soon