So how old is that server you have running? Does it need a refresh copy of Windows Server? You can check the date of install by running the following in a command window  systeminfo | find /i “install date”

When installing ArcGIS 9.3 on Windows Server 2008, you have to  make sure UAC is disabled. If not, the install will go fine, but when you get to the ArcGIS Server Manager to change the user store to SQL or Windows Users and Groups, it will show users and groups grayed out, and it will [...]

Here are some key notes to remember when you want to migrate your virtual server images from Windows Server 2003 running Virtual Server 2005 R2 to the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Hyper-V uses it’s own new tools called integration services. Therfore, before moving the virtual server image to the new server, UNINSTALL the virtual server [...]