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$^#%. &nbsp;I just read that there won't be a 32 bit version of 2008 R2. &nbsp;<br />
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That means I have to redo the Server with a regular 2008 installation.<br />
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Epic fail.
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$^#%.  I just read that there won't be a 32 bit version of 2008 R2.  

That means I have to redo the Server with a regular 2008 installation.

Epic fail.

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You posted a second before I did. &nbsp;Oh the time I wasted...
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You posted a second before I did.  Oh the time I wasted...

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The adprep for 32 bit is on the 64 bit dvd though. &nbsp;but r2 is 64 bit only.
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The adprep for 32 bit is on the 64 bit dvd though.  but r2 is 64 bit only.

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You run ADPREP32 from the 2008 R2 DVD.<br />
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There's no need to waste your time rebuilding the server.
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You run ADPREP32 from the 2008 R2 DVD.

There's no need to waste your time rebuilding the server.

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I am replacing a Windows 2003 server with Windows 2008.<br />
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Very frustrating situation.<br />
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First, the Windows 2003 is a 32 bit server. &nbsp;I know I need to run adprep /forestprep on it to get it ready. &nbsp;The Windows 2008 is a 64 bit machine.<br />
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I tried using a Windows 2008 32 bit disc to run the command - however, it didn't work out.<br />
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I googled what my problem was (I had to run schupgr.exe, and found out that I got back a 44 instead of 47) which meant I needed to do adprep from an R2 disc and not just the regular 2008 disc.<br />
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Now my problem is that I don't know where to find a 32 bit demo of Windows 2008 R2.<br />
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I just need to run 2 commands and it's driving me nuts.<br />
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Microsoft seems to have pulled it from their site.<br />
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Any help would be most appreciated.
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I am replacing a Windows 2003 server with Windows 2008.

Very frustrating situation.

First, the Windows 2003 is a 32 bit server.  I know I need to run adprep /forestprep on it to get it ready.  The Windows 2008 is a 64 bit machine.

I tried using a Windows 2008 32 bit disc to run the command - however, it didn't work out.

I googled what my problem was (I had to run schupgr.exe, and found out that I got back a 44 instead of 47) which meant I needed to do adprep from an R2 disc and not just the regular 2008 disc.

Now my problem is that I don't know where to find a 32 bit demo of Windows 2008 R2.

I just need to run 2 commands and it's driving me nuts.

Microsoft seems to have pulled it from their site.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Where can I get a 32 bit download of Windows 2008 R2?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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).