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by jspaz

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I need to upgrade from SBS 2003 to standard Windows 2003 and Exchange. I currently use the server only for AD and Exchange. I purchased the Transition pack and media, but am concerned about an "in place" upgrade. I was looking for some feedback on issues I might expect when doing this "transition".

Also, is the 75 user limit for SBS a "hard" limit? Will the 76th user not be able to log in?

Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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by vikechik

I recently took a position with a company that has 140 mailboxes on a SBS. They are getting licensing errors, but it doesn't kick anyone out. My MS Rep told me that it's only tracks the number of connections and doesn't restrict more than 75...

I've purchased the appropriate licensing and the transition pack - but the reading on the transition itself has led me to decide to relocate Exchange first - prior to completing the 1/2 a bazillion updates required.(we're not R2 - so that has to happen first)

I'm attempting the move to exchange 2007 this weekend... wish me luck :)

by jspaz

Thanks for the replys. I wound up doing multiple backups, then running the Transition Pack Wizard. Everything went fine, with a number of "scary" delays during reboots. The R2 upgrade, which we did prior to the big upgrade, was relatively painless.

I just wish there was more real life info from Microsoft on what to expect when applying an upgrade this significant.

In any event, thanks for the support.

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