Windows Media Services 2008 Upgrade and Migration Guide

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This guide describes how to update a Windows Media server to Windows Media® Services 2008 on the Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system, either by upgrading your existing Windows Media server computer to Windows Server 2008 R2 or by migrating your existing Windows Media Services configuration and media files to a new computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2.

In this guide:

Update scenarios

About Windows Media Services 2008

Upgrading the Windows Media server

Migrating the Windows Media server

Testing the updated Windows Media server

Licensing Windows Media Services in Windows Server 2008 R2

See Also

Other Resources

Why Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2?