in-place upgrade
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Microsoft Exchange 2007
In Exchange Server documentation, this is the scenario in which you upgrade to a newer version of Microsoft Exchange software on a single computer. In an in-place upgrade, you do not have to move data to a different computer. For example, when upgrading from Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003, you can perform an in-place upgrade. [Exchange 2007]