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Firstly you will need 4.3 of VMware Converter if this is 2003 eg not R2 latest versions of Converter have had support for 2003 removed.<br />
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Then review All my EE articles on P2V
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Firstly you will need 4.3 of VMware Converter if this is 2003 eg not R2 latest versions of Converter have had support for 2003 removed.

Then review All my EE articles on P2V

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No risk to source however you will need to remove all hardware depedant drivers and software before P2V
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No risk to source however you will need to remove all hardware depedant drivers and software before P2V

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Andrew,<br />
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I was just informed that the source machine is a Windows 2008 R2 box. &nbsp;I will read each of your P2V articles before I proceed. &nbsp;Is there a link to the articles you posted?<br />
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lipotech
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Andrew,

I was just informed that the source machine is a Windows 2008 R2 box.  I will read each of your P2V articles before I proceed.  Is there a link to the articles you posted?

lipotech

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2008 R2 no problems. Supported by 5.5.3
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Thank you. &nbsp;I greatly appreciate your support.<br />
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lipotech
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Thank you.  I greatly appreciate your support.

lipotech

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for the following reason:<br />
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I did not realize that I accepted my own comment as the solution. &nbsp;I selected the last comment from the Expert as the solution. &nbsp;Please make any corrections necessary.<br />
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lipotech
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I've requested that this question be closed as follows:

Accepted answer: 0 points for lipotech's comment #a40639956 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28627414/P2V-a-Windowsw-2003-Server.html?anchorAnswerId=40639956#a40639956]

for the following reason:

I did not realize that I accepted my own comment as the solution.  I selected the last comment from the Expert as the solution.  Please make any corrections necessary.

lipotech

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I have need to p2v a Windows 2003 server. &nbsp;I am in a VMware v5 environment. This will be my first attempt to perform the p2v precedure. &nbsp;I need to know the step-by-step process to successfully complete the procedure. &nbsp;I would also like to be aware of any pitfalls, advantages, and opportunities. &nbsp;For example:<br />
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Are there any risks to the source<br />
Any driver updates required<br />
....<br />
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Thank you,<br />
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lipotech
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I have need to p2v a Windows 2003 server.  I am in a VMware v5 environment. This will be my first attempt to perform the p2v precedure.  I need to know the step-by-step process to successfully complete the procedure.  I would also like to be aware of any pitfalls, advantages, and opportunities.  For example:

Are there any risks to the source
Any driver updates required
....

Thank you,

lipotech

P2V a Windowsw 2003 Server

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).