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Upgrading from 3.5 to NT 4.0

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by geronomo

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I am currently running Exchange Server 4.0 on a Windows NT 3.51 box. I want to upgrade to NT server 4.0 and then exchange 5.5 , I am planning on upgrading to NT 4.0 first and then upgrading Exchange later. Is this a good or bad Idea, also what are the problems or issues I will incounter doing it in this way.

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by maxwell edison

Greetings,

First uprgading from NT 3.5 to NT 4.0, and then upgrading your Exchange is a good idea. However, I'd do a fresh and clean install of NT 4.0, and not simply update OVER the 3.5.

Back up the data files, and start with a newly partitioned and freshly formatted drive before you install NT 4.0. If you have the upgrade version, and the software installation does not find the older version (which it wouldn't), you'll simply be prompted for the installation disk from your 3.5 for it to continue. If you don't have that original NT 3.5, of course you'll then have no choice but to keep it on the hard drive and upgrade over it. But it won't be as stable as it could otherwise be.

Good luck,

Maxwell

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