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Small Biz Server 2003 to Standard Server 2003?

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by troykshafer

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Is there an upgrade path to go from Small Business Server 2003 to Standard Server 2003 WITHOUT exchange?

If not... is there a way to trick SBS into NOT being a domain controller?

somehow dell allowed my client to order two server, both with small business server 2003 edition. Which is entirely redundant since SBS has to be a domain controller with primary roles. I'm not sure why dell didn't advise them differently but they didn't.

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by troykshafer

The transistion pack is the one that comes with Exchange... my client doesn't need exchange.

by churdoo

... or more accurately, it doesn't "come with" exchange, rather it splits SBS into its full-blown counterparts, and lifts all of the restrictions from its Server 2003. Once complete, you would be able to uninstall Exchange from the transitioned server.

Other than wiping the O/S volume and starting over with a fresh install of Server 2003, this is the option you have.

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