This thread is old, but it was one of the first ones to pop up when googling how to convert Windows 2003 server. I know this is not supported, but I could convert with vCenter Converter 6.2 wi...
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This thread is old, but it was one of the first ones to pop up when googling how to convert Windows 2003 server. I know this is not supported, but I could convert with vCenter Converter 6.2 with the steps below. I couldn't download vCenter Converter 6.0 from the official site as it's not provided anymore, so I just tried with 6.2. Steps: Install all Windows updates on Windows 2003 server. If Windows Update is complaining that it cannot connect to update server, install Internet Explorer 8. Install vCenter Converter 6.2 on a Windows 10 computer. Manually copy the Converter Agent Installer, VMware-Converter-Agent.exe located at C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone I couldn't deploy the Agent with vCenter Converter, so I copied it manually to the Win 2003 server, source: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1021465 Disable firewall on the source computer. Convert the VM to HW 11. I installed VMware Tools 10.0.12 as suggested in the previous message. Before starting the conversion there was a warning of source not having sysrep files or something like that, but I just ignored the warning. I didn't do extensive testing with the VM, but I could power it on and RDP to it. My destination was ESXi 6.7 U2. Source was 32 bit Windows Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition.