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SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration sbsanswerfile.xml

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I am trying to migrate SBS 2003 to SBS 2008.  I am following the Microsoft migration guide but i don't seem to be able to get the destination server (sbs 2008) to pickup the sbsanswerfile.xml from my usb stick.  I have tried different USB sticks.

Does anyone know at what stage of the installation the Start the migration wizard should appear?
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Check the bios of your destination server and make sure that Legacy USB is enabled. When the server is starting.
btw, check this site to see if your are doing everything by the book ...
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd334700.aspx

all other info can be found here, read it FIRST:
http://sbs.editme.com/sbs2008migration
btw:
Note  
The migration answer file is automatically detected on the root of any drive. If the migration answer file is configured to run the installation in unattended mode, the migration uses values from the file and you are not prompted for them unless they are invalid or missing from the answer file.
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During the first stage of SBS setup when you configure your system partition and load your RAID controller driver, when you click the BROWSE button you should see your stick there.
Make sure you have not changed the name of the file, it needs to be the default name created by the Answer File Generator Tool.
We always insert the stick during the partition setup phase because some of the server BIOSs we work with like to stick the USB flash drive in front of the RAID controller if it is plugged in on the boot cycle.
Win2K8 setup allows you to plug and pull USB flash drives on the fly.
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MPECSInc thats exactly what I have done, i can see the drive.
I am letting the installation run now but according to the migration documentation i would have thought i would have seen something by now which indicates the install process has picked up the answer file.
Progress, i think it was me being inpatient.  I have just checked the install and the machine had locked, I have checked AD and there are currently two DC showing.

I think I was probably being inpatient.
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Thanks for your quick responses, I think the microsoft documentation is misleading as I was expecting a migration box to appear.

anyway it was working just didn't realise.

thanks.