If you have already performed
the emergency repair process and the computer still does not operate
normally, you may want to do an in-place upgrade of the existing installation.
Note: You do not
have to start up the computer from the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM
to do an in-place upgrade unless the computer cannot start in the
usual manner.
If you can start the computer as usual, just start
the in-place upgrade from within the operating system by running
the WINNT32.exe file on the CD-ROM.
An in-place upgrade is the final alternative before you have
to reinstall the operating system.
Note: that it takes the same
amount of time to do the upgrade as to reinstall the operating
system. Also, some of your customized Windows settings may be
lost through this process.
To perform an in-place upgrade of Windows Server 2003, follow these
steps:
- Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD in the CD-ROM
drive or the DVD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer. Windows
Setup begins.
- Press ENTER (to continue) when the Welcome to Setup
window appears.
- Press F8 to accept the License Agreement.
- Use the arrow keys to highlight the Windows Server 2003 installation
that you want to upgrade, and then press R (to Repair).
Note If the Setup program does not detect
a previous installation but just continues to the partitioning
screen, an in-place upgrade may not be possible. To detect
an existing installation, the Boot.ini file must be correct,
the installed registry files must be intact, and the
build number must be the same. If these are not all true,
Setup will not find the installation to do an in-place upgrade.
- Windows Server 2003 Setup performs an in-place upgrade
of the existing installation. Follow the instructions
on the screen to complete the process.
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