2003 server from 32bit to 64bit

[Guest Jaime Barahona]

I need to upgrade to 64bit hardware, but I really like to keep the server

configuration, i.e. system state. Can I do a backup of a 32bit system state

and then restore it to a 64bit new install?

 

TIA

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: 2003 server from 32bit to 64bit

 

No. You _can_ install 32-bit Windows Server on x64 hardware, however. But

you can't install 64-bit Windows and restore a 32-bit system state.

 

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"Jaime Barahona" <JaimeBarahona@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I need to upgrade to 64bit hardware, but I really like to keep the server

> configuration, i.e. system state. Can I do a backup of a 32bit system

> state

> and then restore it to a 64bit new install?

>

> TIA

[Guest Mr. Steroid]

Re: 2003 server from 32bit to 64bit

 

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:45:29 -0800, Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:

> No. You _can_ install 32-bit Windows Server on x64 hardware, however.

> But you can't install 64-bit Windows and restore a 32-bit system state.

 

Why not? You can restore a 32 bit system to 64 bit hardware

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: 2003 server from 32bit to 64bit

 

Registry is different between 64bit and 32bit. This isn't about what will

run on the hardware, but what is part of the OS (the system state) - that is

architecture dependent.

 

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"Mr. Steroid" <steroid@baseball.net> wrote in message

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> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:45:29 -0800, Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:

>

>> No. You _can_ install 32-bit Windows Server on x64 hardware, however.

>> But you can't install 64-bit Windows and restore a 32-bit system state.

>

> Why not? You can restore a 32 bit system to 64 bit hardware