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Are your current boxes 32 or 64 bit. &nbsp;If they are 64 bit you can but you would have to still update your schema (adprep). &nbsp;adprep32 if your current box is 32 bit.<br />
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If your 2008 system is 32 bit then your only choice is a new box.<br />
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Windows 2012 was released last week if you want to go down that path :)<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Mike
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Are your current boxes 32 or 64 bit.  If they are 64 bit you can but you would have to still update your schema (adprep).  adprep32 if your current box is 32 bit.

If your 2008 system is 32 bit then your only choice is a new box.

Windows 2012 was released last week if you want to go down that path :)

Thanks

Mike

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Another vote for clean install. ;)
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ok. not in a rush to upgrade but got my answer...thank you all!!
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ok. not in a rush to upgrade but got my answer...thank you all!!

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I've been running windows 2008 std active directory for a number of years now and I would like to upgrade my AD servers to R2...can I just install R2 on all and then upgrade the functional level to R2??<br />
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does seem logical but not sure...thanks for you input.
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I've been running windows 2008 std active directory for a number of years now and I would like to upgrade my AD servers to R2...can I just install R2 on all and then upgrade the functional level to R2??

does seem logical but not sure...thanks for you input.

upgrade windows 2008 AD Std svr to R2

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

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.