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It is possible to do an inplace upgrade.<br />
Please check <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff972408(v=ws.10).aspx" rel="ugc nofollow">this</a><br />
But what I suggest is to do a clean install.
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It is possible to do an inplace upgrade.
Please check this [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff972408(v=ws.10).aspx]
But what I suggest is to do a clean install.

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Hello Experts<br />
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Is it possible to do a inplace upgrade from server2003 to server2008 ?
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Hello Experts

Is it possible to do a inplace upgrade from server2003 to server2008 ?

Inplace upgrade server2003 to server2008

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