Guest Ron Hinds Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 I need to upgrade my W2K3 Web Edition server to Standard Edition (so I can install SQL Server). Can I just do this as an upgrade or do I have to reinstall from scratch?
Guest Coraleigh Miller Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Re: Upgrade W2K3 Web Edition to W2K3 Std Edition Hi Ron, Its not a Microsoft supported upgrade path. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/supportedpaths.mspx Coraleigh Miller "Ron Hinds" <billg@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:unrInhI0HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I need to upgrade my W2K3 Web Edition server to Standard Edition (so I can >install SQL Server). Can I just do this as an upgrade or do I have to >reinstall from scratch? >
Guest Ron Hinds Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Re: Upgrade W2K3 Web Edition to W2K3 Std Edition Thanks <sigh />. I guess I'll be doing a full reinstall/reconfigure! I didn't have anything better to do this weekend anyway ;-( "Coraleigh Miller" <CoraleighMiller@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:O2ilGtI0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi Ron, > > Its not a Microsoft supported upgrade path. > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/supportedpaths.mspx > > Coraleigh Miller > > > "Ron Hinds" <billg@microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:unrInhI0HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I need to upgrade my W2K3 Web Edition server to Standard Edition (so I can >>install SQL Server). Can I just do this as an upgrade or do I have to >>reinstall from scratch? >> > >
Guest Coraleigh Miller Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Upgrade W2K3 Web Edition to W2K3 Std Edition Hi Ron, SQL Server Express Edition will run on Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1..if it meets your needs this could save you some time. :-) Check it out... http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/sysreqs.mspx Coraleigh "Ron Hinds" <billg@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OxRAE6I0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Thanks <sigh />. I guess I'll be doing a full reinstall/reconfigure! I > didn't have anything better to do this weekend anyway ;-( > > "Coraleigh Miller" <CoraleighMiller@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:O2ilGtI0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hi Ron, >> >> Its not a Microsoft supported upgrade path. >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/supportedpaths.mspx >> >> Coraleigh Miller >> >> >> "Ron Hinds" <billg@microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:unrInhI0HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I need to upgrade my W2K3 Web Edition server to Standard Edition (so I >>>can install SQL Server). Can I just do this as an upgrade or do I have to >>>reinstall from scratch? >>> >> >> > >
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