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The Windows Small Business Server 2008 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Windows SBS) and presents a list of information and errors that administrators should review.
The Windows SBS Best Practices Analyzer examines the server and collects configuration information from many sources including:

• Active Directory Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Registry
• Metabase

After collecting information about server configuration, the Windows SBS Best Practices Analyzer verifies that the information is correct and then presents administrators with a list of information and issues sorted by severity. The list describes each issue and provides a recommendation or possible solution.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to April 2023.

Files
SBSBPA2008.msi SHA1: cc81aba0f072ae5a9998583825b343f48f22a6a0 Size: 1.03 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

Any version of Windows Small Business Server 2008

1.Download and install the SBSBPA2008.msi package on the server.
2.Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, see Knowledge Base article 119591 “How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services” in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.