Just to make sure, the cd that you are using isn't X64 bit is it?
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Browse All TopicsI have converted my windows 2000 server to a hyper-V environment using the SCVMM. After this I would like to upgrade the server to windows2003 R2 SP2 in order to install integration tools.
But when trying to run the win2k3 installer from a cd, the server tells me:D:\setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. any tips?
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Here are the supported upgrade paths, what are you trying to upgrade to?
http://www.microsoft.com/w
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by: plimpiasPosted on 2009-07-30 at 08:01:40ID: 24980498
Wierd . I would copy the contents if the cd to the server and run it that way. If that doesn't work try a different cd