SBS 2003 to SBS 2011 Migration – Migration Preparation Tool Error

During the migration process from SBS 2003 to SBS 2011, we encounter this error while running the migration preparation tool. Even though the migration preparation tool run without any error on the SBS 2003 server, the SBS 2011 did not detect it. If you are encountering this problem, try this solution first.

1. Login or Remote into SBS 2003
2. Click on Start – Run – “dcmcnfg”
3. Expand Component Services – Computers – My Computers
4. Right click on my computer and select properties
5. Select the Default Properties tab
6. Check mark “Enable Com Internet Service on this computer”
   
7. Click Apply and Ok
8. Restart the server
9. Log into SBS 2011 and check again