Article ID: 981911 - Last Review: September 22, 2011 - Revision: 4.0

"Forms Server 2010 cannot be upgraded to this product" error message when you upgrade Office Forms Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010

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SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade from Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, you receive the following error message:
Forms Server 2010 cannot be upgraded to this product. For more information on migrating content to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, please visit the Knowledge Base Article: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126654.

WORKAROUND

To upgrade from Office Forms Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010, perform a database attach upgrade.

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
Perform a database attach upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303436%28office.14%29.aspx)
Plan to upgrade form templates during an upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704551(office.14).aspx)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
  • Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007
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