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Migrating SAP from Windows 2000 to 2003

Are there any known issues with migration of SAP from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003?

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It is very possible that the instance will not start successfully. That is, all work processes may die soon after starting.

To fix it, replace the file oledb32.dll under %programfiles%common filessystemOle DB and under %systemroot%system32dllcache with the original file on the i386 directory on the Windows 2003 CD media.

Also, see SAP Note 710079 (R/3 no longer starts after you upgrade to Windows 2003).

This kind of question is featured in my upcoming book, SAP Administration.

This was first published in May 2005

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