2008 to 2003 Downgrade

[Guest chaswood]

A client of mine needs more memory on his server for an application using a

large graphics database. He was told by a Microsoft representative that he

could purchase Server 2008 and downgrade to 2003 in order to get the larger

memory support (16 GB is desired).

 

All the Microsoft tables that I can find show that Server 2008 Standard can

be downgraded to a Server 2003 Standard license, but 2003 Standard supports

maximum 4 GB (even 64-bit 2003).

 

He has a Dell Poweredge 2900 with 64 bit Xeon dual core that can handle it

with no problem.

 

Does anyone know of a workable solution without going to the Enterprise

edition?

 

Thanks in advance!

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IT Consultant

Heartland Computer

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: 2008 to 2003 Downgrade

 

You are correct - If you choose the downgrade, W2003 Std only supports a max

of 4GBs...

 

Maybe you want to call the Microsoft guy to verify?

 

Sorry but I don't think you can get >4GB memory support using Std.

 

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Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server

http://www.msblog.org

 

 

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

news:1A069A3D-0414-4554-BAB6-8678D922097C@microsoft.com...

>A client of mine needs more memory on his server for an application using a

> large graphics database. He was told by a Microsoft representative that he

> could purchase Server 2008 and downgrade to 2003 in order to get the

> larger

> memory support (16 GB is desired).

>

> All the Microsoft tables that I can find show that Server 2008 Standard

> can

> be downgraded to a Server 2003 Standard license, but 2003 Standard

> supports

> maximum 4 GB (even 64-bit 2003).

>

> He has a Dell Poweredge 2900 with 64 bit Xeon dual core that can handle it

> with no problem.

>

> Does anyone know of a workable solution without going to the Enterprise

> edition?

>

> Thanks in advance!

> --

> IT Consultant

> Heartland Computer

[Guest kj [SBS MVP]]

Re: 2008 to 2003 Downgrade

 

chaswood wrote:

> A client of mine needs more memory on his server for an application

> using a large graphics database. He was told by a Microsoft

> representative that he could purchase Server 2008 and downgrade to

> 2003 in order to get the larger memory support (16 GB is desired).

>

> All the Microsoft tables that I can find show that Server 2008

> Standard can be downgraded to a Server 2003 Standard license, but

> 2003 Standard supports maximum 4 GB (even 64-bit 2003).

 

 

X64 Standard R2 supports 32GB of Ram

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx

>

> He has a Dell Poweredge 2900 with 64 bit Xeon dual core that can

> handle it with no problem.

>

> Does anyone know of a workable solution without going to the

> Enterprise edition?

>

> Thanks in advance!

 

--

/kj

[Guest freddy999]

Re: 2008 to 2003 Downgrade

 

 

Hello.

I'm in the same situation.

I have:

- windows 2008 server enterprise edition, OEM (ROK) cd and product-key

- windows 2003 server enterprise edition, OEM cd, but I cannot find the

sticker with product key.

 

Can I downgrade 2008 -> 2003? I mean: after installing 2003 when I call

MS for activation will they ask me for the product key of 2003, which I

don't have, or just the one of 2008?

 

Thanks for an answer.

 

regards, Fredd.

 

'kj [sBS MVP Wrote:

> ;3731813']chaswood wrote:

> > A client of mine needs more memory on his server for an application

> > using a large graphics database. He was told by a Microsoft

> > representative that he could purchase Server 2008 and downgrade to

> > 2003 in order to get the larger memory support (16 GB is desired).

> >

> > All the Microsoft tables that I can find show that Server 2008

> > Standard can be downgraded to a Server 2003 Standard license, but

> > 2003 Standard supports maximum 4 GB (even 64-bit 2003).

>

>

> X64 Standard R2 supports 32GB of Ram

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx

>

> >

> > He has a Dell Poweredge 2900 with 64 bit Xeon dual core that can

> > handle it with no problem.

> >

> > Does anyone know of a workable solution without going to the

> > Enterprise edition?

> >

> > Thanks in advance!

>

> --

> /kj

 

 

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