Failed attempt to migrate Win2003 to Win2008

[shmuelk]

An attempt to migrate VM from Windows 2003 R2 to 2008 SP2 fails with message

"windows installation encountered an error and cannot continue".

I looked for log files, found file seupapi.app.log, and found this regarding VMWARE SVGA II - not sure this is reason for installation failure:

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cmd: winpeshl.exe

! dvi: Selecting driver failed(0xe0000228)

! dvi: Default installer: failed!

! dvi: Error 0xe0000228: There are no compatible drivers for this device.

<<< Section end 2009/12/08 20:45:57.625

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Under same ESXi 3.5 - I run just fine a Windows 2008 (installed originally as Windows 2008)

Please comment if this driver failure-message may be a reason for installation failure, and if yes - how to solve it, thanks in advance

[DSTAVERT]

Try uninstalling VMware tools, reboot and then try your migration again.

[shmuelk]

VMware Tools was removed several attempts ago, that removal did not help.

[krowczynski]

Have you first tried to migrate to 2008 without R2?

MCP, VCP

[shmuelk]

I think WIN2008 R2 is 64bit only.

I operate 32bit, and try to install Win2008 SP2.

If you mean to try Win2008 GA (without SP2) - it occured to me since other VM I have and works fine was originally installed from Win2008 GA (no SP), and later it was applied maintenance. Is that your direction?

[krowczynski]

Yes that was my direction.

MCP, VCP

[wila]

I think WIN2008 R2 is 64bit only.

I operate 32bit, and try to install Win2008 SP2.

Hmmm... as far as I am aware there are no inplace upgrade paths for any windows platform from 32 bits to 64 bits.

You will have to install the 64bits OS from scratch.

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Wil

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[shmuelk]

As mentioned - migration to Win2008 (32 bit) image-including-SP2 failed.

In other words - migration from Win2003 using this DVD image

en_windows_server_2008_datacenter_enterprise_standard_without_hyper-v_sp2_x86_dvd_342334.iso

failed.

However - as per previous advice in this thread, migration worked fine to Win2008 (Standard, 32 bit) GA. Thanks.

The DVD image that did the migration is General Avalability (GA) without any SP:

en_windows_server_2008_datacenter_enterprise_standard_without_hyperv_x86_dvd_x14-27006.iso

Given GA installed - I will move forward to apply all Win2008 maintenance including SP2, up to latest and greatest.