Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 installation fails (reports Services to uninstall but they are not installed)

I am upgrading a Windows Server 2003 to 2008.
When I run the install it completes the Compability check and reports that Sharepoint Services and WSUS are installed. They are not installed and are not running Services either. I have attempted to remove Registry keys for these but this does not resolve
my issue.
Control Panel, Add/Remove does not report these as installed either.
How do I get the 2008 install to continue and ignore these OR how do I "truly" get these "uninstalled" if there is nothing I can do to find out what is reporting that they are installed?

SBS 2003 does contain these feature by default. Is this a small business server OS? If so I'd try them over here.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?category=sbsserver&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
This one may also help.
Transition from Small Business Server to Standard Windows Server
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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