Sean Wallbridge
Who wants to read a giant and so far (painfully normal for Sharepoint info) innacurate and deplete of information, manual.
So, here is my short list of steps to upgrade WSS from 2.0 to 3.0.
1. Set your WSS 2.0 database to read only (note: only if you are migrating to a different system as a phased approach)
2. Backup everything (duh)
3. Install Sharepoint 3.0
4. Run PreScan (note, you need to do this before step 5, despite what the popup wizard tells you)
5. Run WSS Configuration Wizard
Don’t forget your friend iisreset /noforce 🙂