Fred
Sun Aug 31 15:25:52 CDT 2003
Thanks for the info Jim.
Yes I agree on all you said - done that - upgraded
machine. The big problem is the Outlook/Exchange end of
it. This one particular user has configured Outlook to
exactly the way he likes to work, including mail,
calendar scheduling etc. To start from scratch and
duplicate all these settings is the problem. Using the
install disks created from the server will not let me
install a workstation that already exists on the network.
Why not Microsoft??? Nobody ever have a crash? With
Clean install of XP or Upgrade, the Client Install bombs
out and tells me to use a different computer name. I am
not even sure if its a good idea to run 2000 install code
on XP. Files and Setting Transfer Wizzard tells me to
delete Outlook (and fax client). Is there a way to
preserve the current Outlook configuration? Is that info
on the server or the client? Isn't the profile on the
server and downloaded at boot connect time?
Still have the problem of deactivated fax server (havent
even thought about that)! Why would the uninstall of a
fax win 98 client (as per upgrade instructions) kill the
fax server service on the server for all clients???
Any other ideas are greatly appreciated
>-----Original Message-----
>I make sure all the Outlook mail is where it belongs. On
the server
>delivered to the users mailbox. I collect
any .pst, .ost, pab, doc,
>xls, mdb, bookmarks and cookies to the user's folder on
the server. I
>delete all partitions and format the hard drive. I do
not want any
>viruses, bugs, or any junk to make it to the "new"
workstation. You
>start with a clean install where you can install the
latest service
>pack and all the windows updates to. Install a fresh
copy of Office
>and you have a clean machine. If you are going to spend
an hour to 2
>doing an upgrade I might as well start fresh. I have
done a number of
>XP upgrades (30-40 or more) in the last year. Fresh
starts on all but
>a few. Slow hard drives and not enough ram make it a
horribly slow
>process. Throwing a new fast hard drive and controller
on a
>workstation can breathe some life into it. 100 or faster
drive and
>controller makes a huge difference over ATA33. We also
bumbed all
>workstations to 256 megs of ram or more. Less than that
is painful.
>
>"Kevin Weilbacher" <kweilbac@gte.net> wrote:
>
>>Fred,
>>There is another Microsoft tool available for such in
place upgrades. It's
>>called the File & Settings Transfer Wizard. Take a look
at:
>>
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
>>
>>However, you are a better man than I in trying to do an
in-place upgrade
>>from Windows 98 to Windows XP. Why?
>>
>>1. You have to expand quite of bit of time to verify
whether all the
>>peripherals and software on that system are supported
under XP before
>>upgrading.
>>2. Then there's the issue of locating updated drivers
for hardware, and
>>patches for software to make it work under XP.
>>3. There's all the junk files and programs and registry
settings that are
>>left over from years of use, uninstalls and updates
that will not or should
>>not come come over in such an upgrade
>>4. Chances are you will also want to add add'l memory
or disk drives to the
>>system eventually?
>>
>>For those reasons alone, the cost of buying a new
computer is far less
>>expensive than the time I would have to charge to
upgrade an old system. Or
>>at least doing a total reformat and reload of the old
system when installing
>>XP. This way, you have to verify that you indeed have
all the required
>>software CD's and disks.
>>-kw
>>
>>"Fred" <fred@vescom.net> wrote in message
>>news:009501c36f77$736a17f0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Can this be done seemlessly by preserving all the
>>> settings in Outlook and the fax client? Upgrade
utility
>>> tells me Outlook won't migrate and has to be
uninstalled !
>>> @#$#@! What? Isn't there an easy migration path?
>>>
>>> Thought I would give it a try. Backed up Win 98
>>> partition, Deleted Outlook and fax client. Ran into
>>> problems with Outlook on XP after upgrade and decided
for
>>> now to restore my previous Win 98 partiton. To my
>>> surprise the fax SERVER disabled itself on the SBS2000
>>> and is flagged red in the services. Attempted to
restart
>>> the service on the server. WILL NOT START. None of
the
>>> settings were changed on the server at any time.
>>>
>>> Help! - Thanks
>>
>
>Jim B. SBS MVP
>.
>