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Hey there guys,
I currently have a system running XP Pro serving as a P2P server for 8 PC's.
If i were to purchase server 2003, is it possible to pop the CD in, let the autorun kick in and go for an upgrade process which will retain all existing printers, data, file security, users etc or is there no upgrade path from XPP? IE will it have to be a clean install?
Quick google and MS KB searches were pretty fruitless....
Cheers guys 
cheers for your reply 
Looks like ill be busy twice as long then...
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