Re: Upgrade Windows 2000 domain to Windows 2003 domain

From: Joe Richards [MVP] (humorexpress_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 08:57:26 -0400

Unless you have some fantastic reason for upgrading I wouldn't. I would demote
the old 2K DC and rebuild from scratch with the K3 CD then promote. I am not a
fan of upgrades. You always seem to run into some niggling issue.

  joe 

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net
Nikhil Bendre wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks Joe.
> one quik check with steps ....
> 
> 1. Installed Windows Server 2003 std edition on new server
> 2. update current windows 2000 dc with forestprep and domainprep from
> windows 2003 cd (adsprep.exe)
> 2. Join this server as additional domain controller to current window 2000
> DC
> 3. Pass master domain controller operations to new win2k3 dc.
> 4. upgrade other windows 2000 server to windows server 2003. (will this be
> normal upgrade steps for OS upgrade? )
> 
> With Regards,
> Nikhil Bendre
> 
> 
> "Joe Richards [MVP]" <humorexpress@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23QRY87VYEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 
>>Yep you missed forest prep and domain prep.
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=278875
>>
>>
>>--
>>Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
>>www.joeware.net
>>
>>
>>
>>Nikhil Bendre wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Currently have win2k ads domain with 2 domain controller. 1 dc has
> 
> windows
> 
>>>2000 server with SP2 and other windows 2000 with SP3 also running as SUS
>>>server for the network. Clients are Windows 2000 Pro all SP3 and Windows
> 
> XP.
> 
>>>We currently plan to upgrade win2k pro client with sp4 and then upgrade
> 
> the
> 
>>>domain to windows server 2003.
>>>
>>>This is what i have planned out
>>>
>>>1. Installed Windows Server 2003 std edition on new server
>>>2. Join this server as additional domain controller to current window
> 
> 2000
> 
>>>DC
>>>3. Pass master domain controller operations to new win2k3 dc.
>>>4. upgrade other windows 2000 server to windows server 2003.
>>>
>>>are there any steps that i have missed or i need to consider before
> 
> carrying
> 
>>>out the work.
>>>
>>>With Regards,
>>>Nikhil Bendre
>>>
>>>
> 
> 
>

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