Anyone in Yorkshire competent with SBS 2k3?

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Basically I bought windows 2003 r2 OEM to upgrade my existing install of 2003 std, apparently because it's OEM, I need to do a fresh install rather that upgrade, does anyone have any experience of doing such a thing that's rather local (Based near Sheffield) in exchange for a beer ;)

Otherwise, is it a tough job deleting windows and doing a fresh install, then restoring data from a backup?
 
Have you ever reinstalled an Operating System before???

Yes, I have also numerous computers in the past, however I have never done it with a server, or a server with SCSI, RAID etc.

Its a poweredge 2700 I think, its quite complex looking with lots of Lights n stuff :D
 
wheres the Small business server come into play

are you upgrading from standard server 2003 to SBS or the other way round ?
 
upgrading from sbs std to sbs premium r2,

Dont think i have openmanage or whatever but i iwll have to check.
 
You *may* be able to download an iso for the Dell install CD. It will make life a lot easier as it will slipstream all the drives required for you as well as make the install pretty much unattended.

Spend some time looking as it should have come with the server and it will make your life a lot easier.
 
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