HOW-TO:7::How to fix "The database schema is too old to perform this operation in this SharePoint cluster. Please upgrade the database and try again" – Issue

Recently we had to reinstall Sharepoint 2003 on of the old box. When we reinstalled and tried to attach the content database to the site, we got the following error:

The database schema is too old to perform this operation in this SharePoint cluster. Please upgrade the database and try again.

This is a weird error. Here is the way to solve the problem:

1.  Check the System Version number in the content database the one which you want to add.

2. Add a new content database and find the system version and compare it.

3. Update the MS Patches from the below URLs:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875358 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924881

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