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Thanks, I will try the export tool and see if that does the job. I will do one site at a time and report back.
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Thanks, I will try the export tool and see if that does the job. I will do one site at a time and report back.

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Thanks, it worked fine. So far, I imported and exported 2 sites without any problems.
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Thanks, it worked fine. So far, I imported and exported 2 sites without any problems.

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I am thinking about using the IIS7 export feature. Seems like you can export/import an entire site or the entire IIS server. Has anyone used this? I am better off just creating the sites manually and copying over the files?
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I am thinking about using the IIS7 export feature. Seems like you can export/import an entire site or the entire IIS server. Has anyone used this? I am better off just creating the sites manually and copying over the files?

Best way to move websites from Windows Server 2008 IIS7 to Windows Server 2012 IIS8

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.