Charlie
Wed May 14 14:32:31 PDT 2008
The R2 Transition Pack was released before SP2. Therefore, I'd strongly
recommend rolling back SP2 before you run the TP. Along with that, I'd also
recommend the following:
Before you run the Transition Pack there are a few steps you should take to
ensure a smooth transition:
1.) Do a thorough, complete, VERIFIED backup. If it isn't verified and
tested, it isn't a backup, IMHO.
2.) Clean up your HD. Remove temporary files, old logs, and so forth. Run
Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe)
3.) Defragment the HD. Use the built in, or use a good third party such as
PerfectDisk from Raxco.
4.) Disconnect the server from the internet completely. (Easiest way is just
unplug the network from the back of the server.)
5.) Stop any third party services that are running as a system account and
set them to disabled or uninstall them. This includes AV, disk utilities,
and any real-time monitoring programs.
6.) Remove Veritas BackupExec (see KB: 914990)
7.) Run regedit and check for the presence of the key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Small Business. If it exists, remove it.
That's it. Just make sure you have the matching TP version to your SBS
version. (ie, SP1 for SP1 SBS, etc.)
Also, make sure you have media kits available for your individual server
software packages. You shouldn't need them, but it's good to have, just in
case.
Finally, just run the transition. Expect it to take 2+ hours, and 7 or more
reboots. Even if you give it the logon password, you may get prompted the
first reboot - I did in 4 of 7 transitions I did last spring. No discernable
pattern to it. Once that first one completes, though, you can go grab some
lunch/dinner/whatever and it should run by itself.
--
Charlie.
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"Joe Kinne" <Joe Kinne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C851920-AED7-4535-B3A2-9DE94E546309@microsoft.com...
>I am looking at upgrading from SBS R2 to Standalone products this weekend
>and
> have the R2 Transition pack. I see alot of traffic about needing to
> remove
> SP2 to install the previous version of the Transition Pack, is that still
> an
> issue with the R2 version?