hi. i tried fooling around with the php.ini file and i commented extension=php_mysqli.dll and uncommented extension=php_mysql.dll, and it went through the php file, but the problem is that it still generates the "500 - internal server error" when it loads the next page after that, which is an ASP file.
also, I'd like to try the update from your link, but I have no idea which version of Windows Server 2008 this is, and I'm afraid that if I update it using a wrong update, then everything will fall apart.
if it helps, i checked the properties of the computer and it says Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, and System type is 64-bit OS