upgrading WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0 on SBS 2003 R2

I have not used companyweb or know much about WSS 2.0 or WSS 3.0. We are
looking on posting data files to be shared amoung other stores/users. Is
there an advantage to upgrade to WSS 3.0. and if so, is there a good link for
it.
Current installation:
SBS standard R2
WSS 2.0
..NET 2.0
in the process of upgrading to .NET 3.0 and SP1

 

You must use a "side-by side" type of install. Here is the SBS team blog
about it.

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2006/11/30/wss-v3-0-installation-on-sbs-2003.aspx

 

Hi Joe -

There are several advantages of using WSS 3.0 over WSS 2.0. If you're
looking for shared file storage, the big benefit of using WSS 3.0 is the
presence of a two-stage recycle bin. So individual users can recover items
they deleted from their recycle bin, and the administrator can recover
deleted items for a set period of time, even if the user(s) have emptied
their individual recycle bins. WSS 2.0 does not have the recycle bin
functionality and item-level restores in WSS 2.0 are painful at best.

WSS 3.0 also gives you several other benefits over 2.0:
* Offline access to document libraries with Outlook 2007
* Better check-in/check-out functionality, especially with Office 2007
* Item version histories in lists
* Built-in mobile views for accessing from mobile devices

If you're just starting with SharePoint, I would definitely recommend on
starting with WSS3.0 See the link in SteveB's reply for the MS paper on
doing a side-by-side install of WSS 3.0 on SBS2003

 

Thank you for your response guys.

 

Hi Joe,

Thanks for your post and others' input.

Here is another article you may refer to:

Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a Server Running Windows
Small Business Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0daafc81-efff-4f5b-
a28a-8265f1e99f5b&displaylang=en

Hope this helps and have a nice day.


Best regards,

Robbin Meng(MSFT)