Windows Server - In place upgrade Windows 2000 - effect on registry settings, group policy

Asked By BertieBigBollo

12-Nov-09 11:23 AM

I have performed an in place upgrade of any existing windows
installation.

I know the SPs and windows patches will need to be redone, but what
effect does it have on the registry and group policies etc? Does it,
in fact, set them back to default state or are settings retained?

12-Nov-09 11:23 AM

Hello bertiebigbollox@gmail.com,

Do you talk about a server or workstation? To which OS did you upgrade, 2003
or 2003 R2? You have of course update the new OS with the current SP/patches.

Because you are takling about GPOs i assume it is a server, member or domain
controller?

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12-Nov-09 11:23 AM

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Standalone Windows 2000 server. It had Windows 2000 SP4 + patches.

Because I changed the hardware, I had to do an inplace install. I am
aware that I need to redo SP4 and patches but not sure if the registry
and policies would have changed.

Originally, we made changes to them to make the system more secure (as
recommended by NSA/Microsoft)

12-Nov-09 08:35 AM

It does not write a "fresh" registry...
it keeps your old one and simply updates it.

12-Nov-09 11:24 AM

so any changes from default will be kept?

What about things like group policies?

12-Nov-09 11:38 AM

Cross Posted to microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306952/EN-US/
What an in-place Windows 2000 upgrade changes and what it does not change




Maybe the experts in the win2000.group_policy have a definitive answer
about this one, I do not think that it restores default group policies
but I stand to be corrected on that.

John

12-Nov-09 10:49 PM

Yes, it sets them to default.

from
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306952/EN-US/

Should be equivalent to;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266118




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