Today attempted an upgrade from Windows Server 2003 Std. SP2 to Small Business Server 2003 R2 on a Dell Power Edge 2600 server. After following the recommened prep (hardware updates, disable antivirus, install all MS updates) I put in the SBS 2003 disk and started the install. Right away I got an error message that said something like 'this version version is older than the current version' without any prompt the server rebooted and the setup process began. I picked the correct partition for the install and went through the rest of the install without issue (other than some prompts for specific file locations).
When the install completed the system rebooted with the boot prompt for both Server 2003 AND SBS 2003. When booting into SBS 2003 it did not appear that the install had fully completed, the 'compete setup' icon was still on the desktop, the to do list won't load (blank) and none of the programs came over etc.
When I boot into Server 2003 mode all tests ok and seems as it did before however because for the two installs the free space on the system partition is quite low (700 MB). I now have a Windows and Windows.0 on the system drive.
How do best resoIve this situation of a dual boot server with the intended upgrade to SBS 2003 R2 not working?
Thanks.
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