Microsoft KB Archive/224354

= Cannot upgrade Not For Resale version of BackOffice Small Business Server =

Article ID: 224354

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5
 * Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q224354



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to upgrade an existing installation of BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0 or 4.0a to Small Business Server 4.5, you may receive the following error message:

This version of Small Business Server cannot be used to upgrade existing installations of Small Business Server or BackOffice Server.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you use a Not for Resale version of Small Business Server 4.5 to upgrade. The Not for Resale version is for testing purposes only and cannot be used as an upgrade.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, purchase a retail copy of Small Business ServerS 4.5 or the Version Upgrade (VUP) for Small Business Server 4.5.

Additional query words: smallbiz fail

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB224354

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