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    W2K3 under XCP 8

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    • S Offline
      Spacey
      last edited by

      Hi!
      I've got a W2K3 R2 VM running on Xen 7.2. I want to move it to my XCP 8 farm.
      I can export a snapshot and install it on an XCP server. Problem: It won't boot: After first windows logo the VM instantly goes red - turn's itself off. Nothing in the Center log.
      When I go into the save mode (F8) of the W2K3 and remove the Xen drivers then the VM will start correctly - but without any network adapter (of course?!).

      I tried to re-install the Xen 7.2 XenLegacy.exe Tools - tried to re-install / repair the .net 40 drivers without any success. As soon as there are the Xen 7.2 legacy drivers are on the VM it won't start. Any other drivers here I can use? The normal x86 drivers won't load telling me they need at least W2K8...

      Thx for any input!!

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      • olivierlambertO Offline
        olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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        XP and 2003 support were removed in 8.0. There's a thread around here (search for Windows XP) explaining the details and possible workarounds:

        1. stay on 7.6 and prepare to migrate to something more recent than 2003
        2. apply the hack/patch to keep XP/2K3 compatibility
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          Spacey
          last edited by

          OK thx... I guess I'll set up an older machine with 7.6 and place the VM(s) there...

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          • akurzawaA Offline
            akurzawa
            last edited by

            Just courios - what servcies do You still have on Server 2003?

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