Upgrading to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 ???

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Question – Can I do an In-Place upgrades to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 ?

Answer – Yes you can, but the some old rules still apply – In-place upgrades from 32-bit edition of Windows Server 2008, upgrades from one language to another, or from one build type to another (chk to fre) are not supported.

Now to answer the other question – “Should I upgrade my OS ?”

Answer – It depends, I know what a great answer. However my answer has recently changed, in the past it was ALWAYS NO. However, I realize that there will be times when doing an in-place upgrade may be the easiest way, or only way you can get a machine to the new OS. I did some checking around some of my resources and found what I consider the definitive answer on these questions. Coming straight from the horses mouth as the saying goes: The Windows Server Core Team.

The team has created 2 different blog post series one on Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 and another one on Upgrading to Windows 8:

Main Series Page - https://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2012/10/22/windows-8-and-server-2012-upgrade-blog-series-coming.aspx

Upgrading to Windows Server 2012

Part 1: Things to consider before the upgrade

Part 2: Walkthrough of the upgrade

Part 3: Known issues during the upgrade and Post Upgrade tasks (multiple sub-parts)

Part 4: Known issues during an upgrade

Upgrading to Windows 8

Part 1: Things to consider before the upgrade

Part 2: Walkthrough of the upgrade

Part 3: Dual boot and boot from VHD

Part 4: Restoring the older OS in case the upgrade fails

Part 5: Known issues during the upgrade and Post Upgrade tasks (multiple sub-parts)

I am still a huge fan of doing a clean install on any O/S when possible, but hopefully this information will help you make the decision – In-Place Upgrade or Clean Install.

Windows Core Team Blog – https://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/

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