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Hello dwade1972,<br />
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&quot;My plan is to dcpromo it and demote it to a member server&quot; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;can't be done, an SBS can never run as a member server.<br />
&quot;I'll then install the SMS Server 2008 from scratch duplicating the old box and recreate the dhcp, dns, group policy and server roles as if it is a brand new install. &nbsp;&quot; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;just install the SBS COMPLETELY from scrach.<br />
there is NO upgrade path from SBS 2000 to SBS 2008 (yet), so backup all files, psts, ... and start the SBS 2008 clean.<br />
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Regards,<br />
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suppsaws
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what was the solution here?<br />
I don't see any difference in answer?<br />
&quot;just install the SBS COMPLETELY from scrach. so backup all files, psts, ... and start the SBS 2008 clean.&quot; &nbsp;???<br />

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We have an SBS 2000 server in place with 4 users and it is dying. &nbsp;We ordered a new SBS 2008 server with Exchange 2007. &nbsp;Because this 2000 box is dying I cannot risk upgrading to 2003 and migrating. &nbsp;My plan is to dcpromo it and demote it to a member server. I'll then install the SMS Server 2008 from scratch duplicating the old box and recreate the dhcp, dns, group policy and server roles as if it is a brand new install. &nbsp;As for mailboxes, I will create pst files and reinstall them on the client after I rejoin them to the new domain. It appears there is no way to migrate from 2000 to 2008. Any other help would be greatly appreciated.
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We have an SBS 2000 server in place with 4 users and it is dying.  We ordered a new SBS 2008 server with Exchange 2007.  Because this 2000 box is dying I cannot risk upgrading to 2003 and migrating.  My plan is to dcpromo it and demote it to a member server. I'll then install the SMS Server 2008 from scratch duplicating the old box and recreate the dhcp, dns, group policy and server roles as if it is a brand new install.  As for mailboxes, I will create pst files and reinstall them on the client after I rejoin them to the new domain. It appears there is no way to migrate from 2000 to 2008. Any other help would be greatly appreciated.

SBS Exchange 2000 to SBS Exchange 2007

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).