At the cmd prompt change directories to c:\program files\common files\microsoft
shared\web server extensions\60\bin then run stsadm -o ...... form that
location.

how exactly do I change the directory from C:\documents and
settings\administrator\
to C:\program files\common files\ etc etc...
I cant backspace it out or anything and if I paste it in it gives:
"there is no such command as C:\program files" etc... :|
Sorry for the noob stuff, but this is where I'm lost.

Click on the Start button in the lower left of your desktop andthen click opn
Run. enter CMD andclick ok. The type the following lines follwoed by the enter
key: [ <-|]

c: [<-|]
cd program files\common files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\bin
[<-|]

For some reason, it is requiring you to enclose the entire command
in quotes; it could have something to do with Terminal Services. It
should read the entire line, spaces included, and try to execute
everything up to the enter key.

You can do one of two things: Change Directory (CD), while enclosing
the directory path in double quotes, to the bin directory and run
stsadmin or enclose the command in double quotes. I am not sure how
the Yahoo! Group engine will treat double quotes so these next lines
may not show up right:

C:
cd "program files\common files\Microsoft Shared\web server
extensions\60\bin"
stsadmin –o upgrade -forceupgrade –url http://whitcombpalace.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://whitcombpalace.com

-or-

"C:\program files\common files\Microsoft Shared\web server
extensions\60\bin\stsadmin" –o upgrade -forceupgrade –url
http://whitcombpalace.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://whitcombpalace.com

The long command is all one line.

Here's the scoop on how to do it snipped from Biztalk 2006, look down and
compare this to the force  upgrade in the administrators guide.

This method worked like a charm.

Now I have only one puzzle to solve. The "Default Web Site", (just the web
server login page) won't force upgrade like the rest of them for some reason
and thus won't render out, but really we all just use RDC anyway and don't
connect to the servers via I.E. 6.

The websites themselves were the big issue and now I can maybe look at wss
beta 3 and Sharepoint Designer beta. Woot! New toys!

Thanks a lot for your ideas and help, maybe this can shed light on anyone
else running into problems too.

I got the directory to change over
okay, but still receiving a command line error.
Can you maybe take a peak?
http://www.whitcombpalace.com/Code/Image2.jpg

"Force" for force  upgrade is not listed in the stsadm.exe commands at
least on this list...

What Specific error are you gettting??

You can see for yourself on the link. I took a screen capture.

At first I thought it was because I was logged in via Terminal Server as the
Admin, but I don't believe that's it now.

http://www.whitcomb <http://www.whitcombpalace.com/Code/Image2.jpg>
palace.com/Code/Image2.jpg

Save the pic and blow it up a bit if you need to, the resolution is good.

Have you tried logging on the server using the server account?

I guess when the Administrators guide says you must be
logged into the box itself they're not kidding.
It's a little irritating cause I have to strip down another machine and
put up a monitor and all of that, but no biggy. The servers are tucked
away in a semi-sealed closet (no monitor, keyboard, mouse or place to
put them) to keep dust and other stuff off them etc... I work in drug
testing and our little place can get kinda messy quick.
Thanks for your help, I'm pretty sure I can do it, just have to sit
indian style on the floor for a bit.

I did not mean to physically logon. We logon using remote desktop all of the
time to manage our servers. I meant to use Configuration Database Adminstration
Account.