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For those of you who have moved from MSDE to SQL Server, how long did the actual move take? I've got the knowledgebase article on how to do it, along with jibi's excellent instructions, but am wondering how long I should plan on for the actual move/migration.

We're on Exchange 2003 with (try not to faint) 280 users using MSDE. The BESMgmt is at 180M right now....and closing in on the 2G limit....

Other than the time it takes to install SQL and/or set up the proper database permissions, the time involved is minimal, say 15-30 minutes.