Hi I have Windows 2003 SP2 and working as terminal server. now I want to install Print management console on the server but this is not Windows R2 so tried to install adminpack for windows R2 on the server but no luck ?1: Have installed .net framwork 2.0 also.error - can be only installed on Windows XP or Computer using Windows 2003 Any idea how can i go about it ? 1: Can I upgrade windows 2003 sp2 to windows 2003 R2 ? without changing anything as this is terminal server also so just i need Print management console. or any other method ?Mangesh

You cannot easily jsut change a Windows Server 2003 SP2 to Windows Server 2003 R2 as those are separate releases. What you can do is to run the "printmanagement.msc" console from another server or client (Vista, Windows 7) in your domain. If you run the print management on a client you can map to the terminal server and manage drivers, printers, ports etc from your client. Very smooth!

thanksbut aleast i can upgrade windows 2003 sp2 to windows 2003 R2 using R2 Second CD ?Are all the application and data will be intact after upgrade to R2? Any prequations need to take ?Mangesh

Hi Mangesh, Windows Server 2003 R2 has two versions: 1. SP1 version of Windows Server 2003 R2 2. SP2 version of Windows Server 2003 R2 To verify which version you have, check if "includes Service Pack 2" is labeled on your product discs. If so, it is SP2 version. If the discs that you have do not specify which service pack is included, then the discs contain Service Pack 1 (SP1). If your current OS is Windows Server 2003 SP2, you need to use the SP2 version of Windows Server 2003 R2 to perform the upgrade. Regards, Bruce