Thanks Tyler and Jay, I have only done the clean - reformat and reinstall from scratch and rebuild everything before - never just the upgrade, however this server has all sorts of special configurations stuff on it that I do not want to even think about rebuilding.
Kirk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler M. Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: RE: IIS Export from NT to Win2k > Kirk, > > I've done the upgrade install from an NT4 to Win2K server and it was > very smooth. Given the option, wiping the box clean and doing a fresh > install is optimal, but I found no problems doing the upgrade either. > > Having a large number of custom configuration you don't want to do over > will probably be your deciding factor. Best of luck. > > t > > ********************************************************************** > Tyler M. Fitch > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > ISITE Design, Inc. > 615 SW Broadway Ste. 200 > Portland, OR 97205 > 503.221.9860 ext. 111 > http://isitedesign.com > ********************************************************************** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Sudowski - Handy Networks LLC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:14 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: IIS Export from NT to Win2k > > > Hi Kirk, > > I really would not recommend upgrading from NT4 to Win2K. I would > backup everything, format the drives and start with the fresh install of > Win2K (make sure to install all of the service packs and hot fixes). So > yes, if you wiped out the machine, you would need to use an IIS import / > export utility. > > If you upgrade, I'm honestly not sure what would happen. I've never don > a straight NT4 to Win2K upgrade. I've always done a format / clean > install. > > - Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Kirk Boecker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 3:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: IIS Export from NT to Win2k > > > We still have one server pair that is running NT4 - and we want to > upgrade that one to the WIN2K advanced that all of our others are > running - if I am not moving from one server to the next and just > upgrading - will all my IIS setting stay intact or do I need to look at > backing them up with a tool like this too?? > > Kirk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Juncker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:45 AM > Subject: RE: IIS Export from NT to Win2k > > > > Will; > > > > We just did that with the use of a program from adsonline.com > > > > Go to http://www.adsonline.co.uk/iisexport > > > > There is a shareware version that may help you a little > > > > Larry Juncker > > Senior Cold Fusion Developer > > Heartland Communications Group, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Will Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:08 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: IIS Export from NT to Win2k > > > > > > Challenge! > > > > I have 20 FTP sites & 25 Web sites running on a NT 4.0 I'm moving > > onto a Win2k box, both running IIS. I'm not enjoying spending my day > > re-entering the IIS info from one machine to another, any suggestions > > for an export or replication from NT to 2K > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
