Considering that XP is not for server, you can't upgrade from NT4 Server to XP ;)
Just from NT4 workstation for XP... I think XP would say that he can't do an upgrade if it detects the operating system as NT4 Server. Your wonderfull and wise (and soon dead ;) ) network admin might have screwed up the server trying to push that upgrade!! Maybe he dis-joined the domain and puted the computer into a workgroup, or altered the IP settings, and now the server doesn't comunicate... all thoughts! Can you at least PING the server from a client machine? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: From NT4 to XP... > XP is not for Server. > > > At 04:22 PM 10/17/2001 +0100, you wrote: > >is there a XP version of the Server Operating System? > > > >I thought there was only a Home and a Professional edition. > > > >also heard something about a 64-bit version to 64-bit systems.... > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ed Esgro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 4:20 PM > >Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP... > > > > > > > there are ways around the administrator password. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:17 AM > > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP... > > > > > > > > > Well to make a long story short. I have no idea what is going on at my > > > mom's place of business. I looked at the server last night and it still > > > has NT 4 on it. But nobody there knew the Administrator password to get > > > into it. Their "computer expert" was gone for the day. (If is was up to > > > me, he would be gone permanently.) > > > > > > I guess they never successfully upgraded to XP. XP could have checked the > > > current OS and found that it could not upgrade. I am going to test that > > > here today, upgrade from NT Server to XP and see what happens. > > > > > > Problems they have: > > > Cannot login to the server. > > > Server is not on the network. > > > > > > Solution, other than hang their computer administrator, call him and get > > > the password or do password recovery. I offered to do password recover, > > > but they were going to try to contact their administrator first. So I got > > > off the hook last night ;). > > > > > > Lets see if a get a phone call today... > > > > > > Jacob > > > > > > At 01:11 PM 10/16/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > >It is probably the same person who could not figure out why they were not > > > >receiving email. For three weeks, on and off, he could not fix > > > >it. Nobody bothered to read the entire contents of the email when it was > > > >rejected are sent back to the sender. Something about no DNS. Took me > > > >about 30 seconds to figure that one out... > > > > > > > >So after I explained, on paper, what needed to be done, like contact AT&T > > > >about dong their DNS and MX records, they finally received email. Of > > > >course I had no guts to charge my mom, but tonight is going to be > > > >different. The company is going to get a bill from me. ;) > > > > > > > >Jacob > > > > > > > >At 04:02 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: > > > >>Must of been one of those ITT technical institute MCSE's that upgraded > > > your > > > >>mothers server. > > > >> > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:00 PM > > > >>To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > >>Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP... > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>I view M$ site and it looks like XP is a upgrade for Windows 9X or NT 4 > > > >>Workstation, not NT 4 Server. > > > >> > > > >>I think the outcome may be a 16-lb sledgehammer... or a fresh install > >of > > > >>NT. I have a feeling I am going to find out what their backup process > >is > > > >>like also... > > > >> > > > >>Jacob > > > >> > > > >>At 03:52 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: > > > >> >Well... it really depends on what was on the server before the > >upgrade. > > > You > > > >> >can upgrade, but you must have a few things in order first. I can't > > > imagine > > > >> >what was installed. Good luck I am curious to hear the outcome. > > > >> > > > > >> >-----Original Message----- > > > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >> >Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:46 PM > > > >> >To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > >> >Subject: From NT4 to XP... > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> >Okay.. I get a call from my mom, yes my mom, that their server at > >work > > > is > > > >> >all "screwed up". From what I gathered on the phone was that their > > > >> >"computer expert" the server from NT4 to XP. (I almost crashes my car > > > after > > > >> >hearing that.) > > > >> > > > > >> >So has anybody, or is it possible to upgrade from NT4 (unknown service > > > >> >pack) to XP ( unknown if beta or what)? I am going to look at it in a > > > >> >couple of hours and I will post what I find tomorrow. I already told > > > > > them > > > >> >not to allow anybody with 25 feet of the server until I get there. > > > >> > > > > >> >Going to get a pint of Jack Daniels and some prozac first... > > > >> > > > > >> >Jacob > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> >------ > > > >> >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > >> >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > > >> >------ > > > >> >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > >> >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>------ > > > >>You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > >>------ > > > >>You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------ > > > >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------ > > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >------ > >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
