Upgrading from x32 Server 2003 r2 to x64 server 2003 r2

[Guest clucas009]

I am looking to upgrade my current server, (Dell 2900 - 2 dual core Xeon -

4GB ram) which is my DC, to server 2003 R2 X64 so that I can add some more

memory to the server use it as a application server as well. Any issues in

upgrading to x64 from x32 or do I have to do a full reinstall of the OS? Any

help would be appreciated as I have not used the x64 version of 2003 server.

[Guest Peter Lawton]

Re: Upgrading from x32 Server 2003 r2 to x64 server 2003 r2

 

Full re-install I'm afraid, MS doesn't provide an upgrade path from 32bit to

64bit OS

 

Peter Lawton

 

"clucas009" <clucas009@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I am looking to upgrade my current server, (Dell 2900 - 2 dual core Xeon -

> 4GB ram) which is my DC, to server 2003 R2 X64 so that I can add some more

> memory to the server use it as a application server as well. Any issues

> in

> upgrading to x64 from x32 or do I have to do a full reinstall of the OS?

> Any

> help would be appreciated as I have not used the x64 version of 2003

> server.

[Guest clucas009]

Re: Upgrading from x32 Server 2003 r2 to x64 server 2003 r2

 

I guess there is no utility that will capture all my settings\configuration

so that after the install of the 64bit OS I can just restore my settings?

 

"Peter Lawton" wrote:

> Full re-install I'm afraid, MS doesn't provide an upgrade path from 32bit to

> 64bit OS

>

> Peter Lawton

>

> "clucas009" <clucas009@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3AEE63A9-2E55-46D1-BC07-4270317897EC@microsoft.com...

> >I am looking to upgrade my current server, (Dell 2900 - 2 dual core Xeon -

> > 4GB ram) which is my DC, to server 2003 R2 X64 so that I can add some more

> > memory to the server use it as a application server as well. Any issues

> > in

> > upgrading to x64 from x32 or do I have to do a full reinstall of the OS?

> > Any

> > help would be appreciated as I have not used the x64 version of 2003

> > server.

>

>

[Guest Peter Lawton]

Re: Upgrading from x32 Server 2003 r2 to x64 server 2003 r2

 

Not that I know of unfortunately, especially as it's a DC.

 

The best way would probably be to build a temporary DC to hold your AD while

you re-build the original server, you'd also have to transfer the operations

master roles over to the temporary server and back again afterwards.

 

Peter Lawton

 

"clucas009" <clucas009@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A293A875-0BFF-4FBD-9829-F4F9BEDA1DBC@microsoft.com...

>I guess there is no utility that will capture all my settings\configuration

> so that after the install of the 64bit OS I can just restore my settings?

>

> "Peter Lawton" wrote:

>

>> Full re-install I'm afraid, MS doesn't provide an upgrade path from 32bit

>> to

>> 64bit OS

>>

>> Peter Lawton

>>

>> "clucas009" <clucas009@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:3AEE63A9-2E55-46D1-BC07-4270317897EC@microsoft.com...

>> >I am looking to upgrade my current server, (Dell 2900 - 2 dual core

>> >Xeon -

>> > 4GB ram) which is my DC, to server 2003 R2 X64 so that I can add some

>> > more

>> > memory to the server use it as a application server as well. Any

>> > issues

>> > in

>> > upgrading to x64 from x32 or do I have to do a full reinstall of the

>> > OS?

>> > Any

>> > help would be appreciated as I have not used the x64 version of 2003

>> > server.

>>

>>