There are many reasons to why you should upgrade to Windows Sever 2008 R2 here are four to consider.
- Distributed File System Replication
- Advanced Encryption Standard
- Last Interactive Logon Information
- Fine-grained Password Polices
Requirements
- At least 512MB of RAM or more
- At least a 2GHz processor or better
- 40GBs of Storage space or more
- DVD-ROM Drive
Before your start
- 2003 should be patched at least Service Pack 1
- Small business 2003 not supported
- Can’t upgrade to Server Core
Let’s start
Step 1 – Insert Windows Server 2008 CD into your 2003 server box
Step 2 – Locate the “Support”
Step 3 – Copy the “adprep” folder
Step 4 – Paste the “adprep” folder onto the root of the C:
Step 5 – Open command prompt
Step 6 – Get into the “adprep” folder in command prompt
Step 7 – Type adprep /forestprep and type C and hit enter
Step 8 – Make sure you raise your DC before doing this command
Step 9 – Type adprep /domainprep [you only need to do this to one domain controller, just make sure you wait until it hits the other DCs in the network]
Step 10 – Start the setup.exe in the Server 2008 CD
Step 11 – Pick “Upgrade” and let it do it’s thing
Step 12 – Sit back and relax it will take a while before you are done. Once you are logged in push all the updates to your server
