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> Hi - I've tried today to upgrade our sbs4.5 server to
> sbs2000, but aborted it. When I first put the sbs2000 disk
> 1 in the cd drive, it went through the initial setup
> questions and gave a setup blocked error, saying that i
> needed to install windows 2000 before proceeding.

> I then re-booted from the cd to install windows 2000 first
> and, after the first coule of questions, it said that if i
> continued, all the existing installation would be
> overwritten, including user / computer accounts etc.

> Is there any way I can perform this upgrade and allow the
> existing settings (users, computers and exchange mailboxes
> in particular) to migrate without having to re-ceate them?

> Thanks in advance!

> Joel

>-----Original Message-----
>Chapter 15 - Upgrading to Small Business Server 2000:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/plan/sbsp
ni5o.asp?frame=true

>hmmmm.... you've read through this right?  And your
4.5 "thinks" it's a
>4.5 and not a WinNT?

>> Hi - I've tried today to upgrade our sbs4.5 server to
>> sbs2000, but aborted it. When I first put the sbs2000
disk
>> 1 in the cd drive, it went through the initial setup
>> questions and gave a setup blocked error, saying that i
>> needed to install windows 2000 before proceeding.

>> I then re-booted from the cd to install windows 2000
first
>> and, after the first coule of questions, it said that
if i
>> continued, all the existing installation would be
>> overwritten, including user / computer accounts etc.

>> Is there any way I can perform this upgrade and allow
the
>> existing settings (users, computers and exchange
mailboxes
>> in particular) to migrate without having to re-ceate
them?

>> Thanks in advance!

>> Joel

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