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Installing Windows SBS 2003

  • 18-08-2009 8:17pm
    #1
    Psychedelic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭


    I have a new computer, which has Windows XP pre-installed (or rather, when I load up the computer for the first time, it takes me through the Windows XP installation process).

    I don't want Windows XP on the machine though, I want Windows Small Business Server 2003, for which I have an installation disc for.

    So, how do I get rid of XP and install SBS instead?


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  • #2
    mocata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭mocata


    TBH if you have trouble doing this you aint qualified enough to use SBS 2003 in a real environment :) If its for funsies tho urself, try booting off the CD (there is usually a hot key for this on the very first boot screen, maybe F12 or f10) then format the Hard disk and install from there.


  • #3
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    I'd suggest virtual first.

    If you have XP Pro installed

    If you have XP Home

    Keep using XP if it's, well, a home PC


  • #4
    funk-you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭funk-you


    Moved to Windows.

    -Funk


  • #5
    ScumLord
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    Just format - install. There's not really all that much difference between installing SBS and any other OS.

    Why you'd want to install SBS is beyond me?


  • #6
    Psychedelic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭Psychedelic


    Thanks for the advice. This is work related, not for a home computer. I'm installing SBS because this will be a temporary backup server in case something happens to our main server. We use a backup program that in the event of the main server going down, we can load all our data on to the backup server until the main server is fixed.


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  • #7
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭tech


    how many users have you got? have ye got many pc's / lapatops on site. Is your main server SBS also?

    What backup program are you using


  • #8
    Psychedelic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭Psychedelic


    We have about 10 users and computers. We have a proper server machine with SBS 2003 on it. Symantec Backup Exec is the backup program which runs on it. Backups of the entire system are done on to external drives once or twice a day I think.


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