topic Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106514#M1292298 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, if there are no changes to the server name and if you are not using certificates.</P><P></P><P>But taking a look that all the shared folders remain and that the account running the services keeps all permissions, etc. it is worth looking.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:34:09 GMT Miguel_Angel_Baeyens 2018-10-16T08:34:09Z Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106512#M1292292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I know there are dozens of posts...2008-2012, what I didn't see specifically in any of them...</P><P></P><P>Is it necessary to 'Re-install' Qlikview (server, publisher...etc) after migrating the OS from 2008 to 2012R2?</P><P></P><P>Ron</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106512#M1292292 rmueller 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106513#M1292295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How do you migrate the OS?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:06:20 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106513#M1292295 MarcoWedel 2018-10-15T22:06:20Z Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106514#M1292298 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, if there are no changes to the server name and if you are not using certificates.</P><P></P><P>But taking a look that all the shared folders remain and that the account running the services keeps all permissions, etc. it is worth looking.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:34:09 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106514#M1292298 Miguel_Angel_Baeyens 2018-10-16T08:34:09Z Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106515#M1292301 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sorry, you must have misunderstood, I'm upgrading the OS from 2008 to 2012R2 on a server that has Qlikview installed.&nbsp; Want to know if I have to re-install Qlikview once the upgrade is complete.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:45:07 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106515#M1292301 rmueller 2018-10-16T12:45:07Z Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106516#M1292302 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Cool...I didn't think it was going to be a big deal.</P><P></P><P>thanks for the heads up</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:46:45 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106516#M1292302 rmueller 2018-10-16T12:46:45Z Re: Migrating 2008 to 2012R2 - Is Re-Install necessary? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106517#M1292304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Ron,</P><P></P><P>I would think so. However, you need to check the system requirements for the release you are on and see it the OS is supported.</P><P></P><P>Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:59:36 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Migrating-2008-to-2012R2-Is-Re-Install-necessary/m-p/106517#M1292304 Bill_Britt 2018-10-17T13:59:36Z