Upgrading from Standard to Advanced

[TinRam]

Hello fellow techies...

I have a need to upgrade one of my Windows 2000 Standard Servers to Windows 2000 Advanced server. I was under the impression that I can just put in the Advanced Server CD and it will ask me to upgrade it. HOWEVER....

I get a message saying that I cannot upgrade 2000 Server SP4 to Advanced Server SP4. The CDs I am using have the SP integraded.

Is there a way around this? Can I upgrade this server or am I looking at re-building it???

Thanks for the help.

 

[jimrockford]

The Microsoft answer is that there is no upgrade path from Windows 2000 Server to Advanced Server. According to them, you need to reinstall.

Personally, I never upgrade an operating system. I look at it as a good opportunity for a fresh install.