Introducing TS 2003 64bit to 32bit farm

I have a Windows 2003 AD network with a 3 server TS 2003 32bit farm. Roaming
profiles and redirected folders are used. Are there issues with introducing a
Windows 2003 64bit server with Terminal Services? I suspect that if i were to
create this new TS2003 64bit server and logon with an existing roaming
profile, that it might modify the profile and/or ntuser.dat, and make it
unusable when logging back onto my TS 2003 32 bit server.

 

the only problem I have seen is around the imho the stupid Program Files vs
Program Files (x86) folders. If you applications are 32 bit and you install
them on the x64 box they will go into the (x86) folder tree. That is not
really a problem until your farm uses a common start menu shortcut for all
users and the application will now not launch on the all servers correctly
because the shortcut folder is not the same on x86 vs x64. If your
applications have both a x86 and x64 version that this is not an issue.


"MBernal" <MBernal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Windows 2003 AD network with a 3 server TS 2003 32bit farm.
> Roaming
> profiles and redirected folders are used. Are there issues with
> introducing a
> Windows 2003 64bit server with Terminal Services? I suspect that if i were
> to
> create this new TS2003 64bit server and logon with an existing roaming
> profile, that it might modify the profile and/or ntuser.dat, and make it
> unusable when logging back onto my TS 2003 32 bit server. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

User profile design has changed with Vista and Windows 2008. Here's
information about the new Version 2 user profiles and how to
migrate from Version 1 (XP, 2003) profiles to Version 2 profiles:

947025 - Support guidelines for migrating roaming user profiles
data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008


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"Jerry Alan Braga" <jerry.braga@hotmail.com> wrote on 18 aug 2009
in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
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> the only problem I have seen is around the imho the stupid
> Program Files vs Program Files (x86) folders. If you
> applications are 32 bit and you install them on the x64 box they
> will go into the (x86) folder tree. That is not really a
> problem until your farm uses a common start menu shortcut for
> all users and the application will now not launch on the all
> servers correctly because the shortcut folder is not the same on
> x86 vs x64. If your applications have both a x86 and x64
> version that this is not an issue.
>
>
> "MBernal" <MBernal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E294706-8494-4EEF-82E8-B932A9A58680@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> I have a Windows 2003 AD network with a 3 server TS 2003 32bit
>> farm. Roaming
>> profiles and redirected folders are used. Are there issues with
>> introducing a
>> Windows 2003 64bit server with Terminal Services? I suspect
>> that if i were to
>> create this new TS2003 64bit server and logon with an existing
>> roaming profile, that it might modify the profile and/or
>> ntuser.dat, and make it unusable when logging back onto my TS
>> 2003 32 bit server. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->