Windows 2000 standard server to advanced server

[Guest]

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One client have standard server and wants to upgrade the RAM from 4 to 8 GB
thus need to upgrade the server to advanced is that possible?

/Thomas

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?)

No

A format and reinstall is required.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Thomas P" <Thomas P@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7662569E-1E43-4868-858A-F7E5A8C6F61D@microsoft.com...
> One client have standard server and wants to upgrade the RAM from 4 to 8
GB
> thus need to upgrade the server to advanced is that possible?
>
> /Thomas

 

[steve]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?)

You'll have to format and install as per Danny Sanders post. But remember
even if you upgrade to 8GB of RAM, you will only be able to use 3GB RAM for
application space. This is true of even to the highest release, Windows 2003
Datacenter.

"Thomas P" wrote:

> One client have standard server and wants to upgrade the RAM from 4 to 8 GB
> thus need to upgrade the server to advanced is that possible?
>
> /Thomas