Migration Issues "Bad Beagle" <maxwelli[ at ]nospam.postalias> 12/18/2008 5:38:37 PM Is it possible to do an inplace upgrade of windows 2003 r2 32 bit to WIndows 2008 enterprise 64 bit? Any gotchas?

Re: Migration Issues Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)[ at ]gmx.de> 12/18/2008 9:25:26 PM Hello Bad, You can not inplace upgrade a 32bit to a 64bit OS. This requires a reinstall. You can run both version together without problem. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm [Quoted Text] > Is it possible to do an inplace upgrade of windows 2003 r2 32 bit to > WIndows 2008 enterprise 64 bit? Any gotchas? >

Re: Migration Issues Anand 12/22/2008 6:44:06 AM may be you can do one thing..! In place ugrade with 2008 32 bit, after successful upgreade, hae a second system win2008 64bit join to upgreaded DC and transfer all the role to 64bit DC and then remove the 32bit DC..! this is judt an idea, please consult with microsoft support before doing any activity..! -- Thaks Anand K MCP,MCP+I,MCSA2000, MCDBA,CCNA4 "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello Bad, > > You can not inplace upgrade a 32bit to a 64bit OS. This requires a reinstall. > You can run both version together without problem. > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > > > Is it possible to do an inplace upgrade of windows 2003 r2 32 bit to > > WIndows 2008 enterprise 64 bit? Any gotchas? > > > > >