Re: Upgrade vs reformat
From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 06/08/04
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 00:01:55 -0400
I agree with Trevor that if the choice is there, starting from scratch is
preferable. But I just did an inplace upgrade that went very well. Microsoft
has done a good job providing documentation on pre-conversion issues to
address, error messages and situations that may pop up , and the actual
process to do the upgrade.
-- Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long" "JML" <nospam@spamisbad.com> wrote in message news:%23A18hKNTEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Anyone have opinions on whether it is worth the extra time and effort to do > a reformat vs an upgrade? Here's some info: > > We're now at SBS2000 and will be moving to SBS2003 Premium in the next few > weeks. > > On my home server (which used to be for my law practice), I exported pst > files, reformatted the OS partition and reinstalled. After reinstall, I set > up the users from scratch. Easy when there's only two users. At my new firm, > 25 users so that's not going to be so easy. > > Not migrating to new hardware. Old hardware is plenty (dual xeon, SCSI Raid > 5, 2 gb Ram). > > Current setup works but has some quirky issues that a reformat would > certainly resolve while an upgrade may not. > > Looking for any and all opinions. > > Thanks, > > John > >
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