In-place upgrade of Windows Server 2008 (not R2) to 2012

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Is there an upgrade path from Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (not R2) to any 2012 edition? I'm open to workarounds, but I'm trying to upgrade out of 2008 without having to reinstall and reconfigure existing software and files.

Best Answer

Yes, you can upgrade to the non-R2 edition of Windows Server 2012.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134246.aspx

If you are running:

Windows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise with SP2

You can upgrade to these editions:

Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Then if you want to upgrade to 2012 R2 from regular 2012 you can do that whenever.

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