Jack,
these might help
http://smash.gatech.edu/archives/ale/9707/0065.html
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/windows/win95.update/ntwk4.html
This is what I would do:
A new install and save your profile folders and all the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ from your registry. Use the editor and export
them to a file then when finished with the install import them back. Most
of your software will still work. When saving your profile just take the
folders DONT
copy over the old .dat files.
Ronnie
At 10:51 AM 11/30/98 -0800, John Stewart wrote:
>Jack Killpatrick wrote:
>>
>> Matt Soffen wrote:
>> > At 11:30 PM 11/29/98 -0800, Jack Killpatrick wrote:
>> > [snip]
>> > >Can anyone tell me if it is possible to do an upgrade without
>> > losing all the
>> > >NT Workstation configs and app setup info. I've heard rumor that the
real
>> > >difference between NT Workstation and NT Server is a registry
><<SNIP>>
>> >
>> > This should work for you. As the saying goes YMMV (Your milage may vary).
>>
>> You say "should*, but have you done it? Using this method, I would backup
>> all the registry files (for different profiles), along with all the rest of
>> the profile stuff, do the install of NTS, then "restore" by copying my
>> registry and profile stuff back onto the NTS install, right? It sounds like
>> I'd have to install NT Server from scratch and then restore everything?
Will
>> NT Server install right on top of NT Workstation without deleting
everything
>> on that partition that's there already? Seems like a simple question, but
>> I'm amazed at how hard it's been to find the answer.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
> Welcome to the vulgar world of NT!!!
>
> Personally, I would be VERY hesitant to load a different version (or
>copy) of NT over an existing copy. NT has a routine that brands itself
>to the processor serial number. NT, like Win95/98, can get a little
>unstable or refuse to load if you don't use the same copy as the
>original install. There are various workarounds that you can create a
>"ghost image" and load multiple NT workstations from one copy. And, if
>you are on an existing NT Network, things like Primary Domain Controller
>come into play which can complicate matters.
>
> First, I would try to run the software on and NT workstation. By
>default, each NT workstation can (and does) function as a server for up
>to 10 users. There are a three or four registry settings that define a
>full server as opposed to a workstation. The NT server software also
>includes a number of files for network/system management that are not
>found in a typical NT workstation load.
>
>
>--
>
>John Stewart
>SUPSHIP San Diego
>Information Systems Security Mgr
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