IT Answers » Windows Server 2003 Upgrade http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers Thu, 23 May 2013 03:54:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 19:33:43 +0000 NewnanIT We are looking to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Active Directory network to be a Windows Server 2008 AD network what will I need to do and in what order? The member servers or the AD machines first? We are running 2003 in native mode. There is also an Exchange server.

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/feed/ 0 Upgrading from Windows server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-r2-to-windows-server-2008/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-r2-to-windows-server-2008/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:19:10 +0000 NewnanIT Can we upgrade Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008? Is it a clean easy upgrade or should we buy a new box and migrate?

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-r2-to-windows-server-2008/feed/ 2 Active Directory Migration http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/active-directory-migration-5/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/active-directory-migration-5/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:33:53 +0000 Pkcricket http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/active-directory-migration-5/feed/ 4 What is the process for upgrading from Windows server 2003 to windows server 2008? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/what-is-the-process-for-upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/what-is-the-process-for-upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:41:10 +0000 TeachMeIT What is the process for upgrading a domain from Windows server 2003 to Windows Server 2008? Does the schema need to be extended? Is it a manual process? Is this the preferred method?

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/what-is-the-process-for-upgrading-from-windows-server-2003-to-windows-server-2008/feed/ 2 Adprep /domainprep error while upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to 2008 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/adprep-domainprep-error-while-upgrading-from-2003-to-2008/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/adprep-domainprep-error-while-upgrading-from-2003-to-2008/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:15:57 +0000 Pdragovich I have a 2003 domain that I want to upgrade to 2008 and the forestprep worked, but have an error on the domainprep.  Below is the information that comes up when I run the adprep command.

C:>C:ADPREP2008adprep32.exe /domainprep
Running domainprep …

Adprep was unable to modify some attributes on object DC=abc,DC=abc,DC=mn,DC=us.

[User Action]
Check the log file ADPrep.log in the C:WINDOWSdebugadpreplogs20100831102253
 directory for more information.

Adprep encountered an LDAP error.
Error code: 0×13. Server extended error code: 0x20b5, Server error message: 0000
20B5: AtrErr: DSID-03152392, #1:
        0: 000020B5: DSID-03152392, problem 1005 (CONSTRAINT_ATT_TYPE), data 0,
Att 9054f (otherWellKnownObjects)
.

Adprep was unable to update domain information.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep requires access to existing domain-wide information from the infrastructu
re master in order to complete this operation.
[User Action]
Check the log file, ADPrep.log, in the C:WINDOWSdebugadpreplogs201008311022
53 directory for more information.

This server is the infrastructure master.

Thanks, Paul

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/adprep-domainprep-error-while-upgrading-from-2003-to-2008/feed/ 4 Windows XP SP3 to Windows 7 Migration http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-xp-sp3-to-windows-7-migration/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-xp-sp3-to-windows-7-migration/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:07:33 +0000 ITKE What is the best way to migrate 150 Windows XP SP3 desktops to Windows 7? We are on a Windows Server 2003 domain. We will soon be getting our first Windows Server 2008. We want the transition to be smooth with little downtime. What issues can we expect? Anyone out there have a plan?

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New server hardware will be used for the Domain Controllers.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Need to start planning soon. Thanks,

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/upgrade-2003-to-2008-domain/feed/ 1 win 2k3 server updgrade cost 32 bit to 64 bit http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/win-2k3-server-updgrade-cost/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/win-2k3-server-updgrade-cost/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 09:27:57 +0000 Paresha we need to upgrade windows 2003 server from 32 bit to 64 bit. do i have to purchase alltogather new licencse or it can be done paying upgradation cost.

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