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In my scenario its Server 2008 32bit which I can't upgrade to 64bit unless I do the clean installation and your situation is quite similar.
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In my scenario its Server 2008 32bit which I can't upgrade to 64bit unless I do the clean installation and your situation is quite similar.

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Does that solution worked ?
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thank you Ibrahim52. &nbsp;when i run this process using your guide i will advise. &nbsp;At this time i am just gathering information and testing before i do the actual procedure... thanks much again...
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thank you Ibrahim52.  when i run this process using your guide i will advise.  At this time i am just gathering information and testing before i do the actual procedure... thanks much again...

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what is the best approach? &nbsp;I have three win2k3srvs all in Japanese version (japanese language). &nbsp;what is the best way to upgrade those three srvs to win2k8srv english version?<br />
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thank you,
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what is the best approach?  I have three win2k3srvs all in Japanese version (japanese language).  what is the best way to upgrade those three srvs to win2k8srv english version?

thank you,

Upgrading windows srv 2003 Japanese version to windows 2008 srv english

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

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

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).