You cannot upgrade from earlier versions of Windows to Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008. You can use the Server Core installation option only by performing a clean installation. Upgrade considerations for Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2003 Web Server Edition SP2 and Windows Server 2003 Web Server SP1
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-Vįrom Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP2 or from Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP1, you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008:įrom Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 or from Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP1, you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008:įrom Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition SP2 or from Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition SP1, you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008:įrom the following versions of Windows Server 2003, there are no supported upgrades: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-Vįrom Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or from Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008:įrom Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP2 or from Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1, you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008: Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V More Information Versions of Windows Server 2008 to which you can upgrade from particular versions of Windows Server 2003įrom Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2) or from Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 1 (SP1), you can upgrade to the following versions of Windows Server 2008: This article lists the supported paths for upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. Supported paths for upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 INTRODUCTION