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re: SBS 2003 Transition Pack

Rashid Amin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:45:23 GMT

Moloy, can we apply SBS Transition Pack 2003 R2 to SBS 2003 SP2 (Non R2). We can only find SBS Transition Pack R2 and we are stuck on a project that we quoted out for a customer. Help would be greatly appreciated.

re: SBS 2003 Transition Pack

Moloy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:51 GMT

@GreenlightTech,

I am glad you found the post helpful :)

@Hengky,

SBS 2003 Transition Pack have been discontinued. If you are lucky, you may find it thru some retail channels like Amazon.com, etc.

re: SBS 2003 Transition Pack

Hengky — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:58:10 GMT

Hi,

How do I get this Windows Server SBS 2003 transition pack? Is it downloadable for free or is it some kind of a media kit that I should buy?

I have 2 of this Windows SBS. One already installed as a domain controller, but when I installed the other one and have it join the domain it goes shutdown after 5 minutes. Is this because of the limitations?

And how do I get the best of it? I mean so that I can use the majority of Windows Server SBS while I could still have my domain. Thank's.

re: SBS 2003 Transition Pack

GreenlightTech — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:06:09 GMT

Great info, saved me during a migration from SBS 2003 which had been transitioned to Standard to SBS 2011. Thanks

re: SBS 2003 Licensing

Darren Woodford — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:48:28 GMT

@Pebbels6661 volume licensed software can be transferred but you can't transfer it again for another 90 days.

re: SBS 2003 Licensing

Darren Woodford — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:47:48 GMT

@Dave Chilcote remove the computer from the domain using Control Panel > System and then delete the computer account from the SBS Server. To try and preserve user settings you can copy the Documents and Settings\username folder contents from the old username to the new username but some reconfiguration is inevitable.

re: SBS 2003 Licensing

Darren Woodford — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:45:14 GMT

@Abebullets there is no way in SBS2003 to tell if the licenses are per user or per device. You need to check what you have purchased. Per device CALs will be tracked by SBS but you will need to track per user yourself as it is an honour based system.

re: SBS 2003 Licensing

Darren Woodford — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:42:04 GMT

@Craig, yes you can add Retail SBS2003 CALS to any licensed SBS2003.

re: SBS 2003 Transition Pack

Chris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:59:33 GMT

Hi,

I'm just now getting the the SBS 2003 R2 transition pack. I've been hesitant because the Transition Pack CAL Licenses I purchased don't seem to have a code or key in order to enter them. Is this normal? Is the Transition pack license just a piece of paper with no associated code to enter? Or have I received a fraudulent merchandise? I'm afraid to go through the upgrade then not be able to add CALS. Any help would be very appreciated.

re: SBS 2003 Licensing

Pebbles6661 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:41:45 GMT

If my SBS server dies and I cannot restore the server, can I move my VL SBS license to a new server?