Installing SharePoint Server 2010 Cumulative Update
Download the appropriate hotfixes for SharePoint Server 2010 Click here to download the CU Log into each SharePoint server using the same account that you used to initially install SharePoint. This account should have dbcreator and securityadmin rights on the SQL server that is part of your SharePoint farm. On one of the servers, open up Central Administration > Upgrade and Migration > Check product and patch installation status and take notice of the current build version 14.0.4763.1000 On each web front end server, open up Services.msc and stop the World Wide Web Publishing Service to prevent users from getting into SharePoint during the upgrade Install the five hotfixes on each SharePoint server in the farm. Start with the SharePoint Foundation hotfix, then the remaining SharePoint Server hotfixes. On the KB983497 install, you might get a screen to stop some services before continuing. Some of the hotfixes may also require a reboot. Perform the reboot be