Moving WINS from 2000 to 2003

From: Mick (reply_to_group_at_please)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:39:06 +1000

I currently have 3 DCs. DC1 = 2003 (forest roles), DC2 = 2000SP3
(DNS/WINS/RADIUS), DC3 = 2000SP4 (DNS/DHCP).

I next plan to move DNS/WINS/DHCP to DC1 (2003) and then rebuild DC3 (SP4)
to 2003 and put AD/DNS/WINS back on DC3.

The article I've seen on moving WINS http://support.microsoft.com/?id=193820
might be ok to move the database
from DC3 to DC1, but I am interested in feedback on just stopping WINS on
the 2000 server and starting WINS on
the 2003 server.

If I stopped WINS on DC3 (SP4), install WINS on DC1 (2003) and changing all
the DHCP scopes and statics to
point to DC1 for WINS. I believe WINS has a fairly minor role in our
network and if I do this on the weekend
when nearly all PCs are off I could just rely on new WINS entries being
created on Monday morning ?

Any feedback welcomed, thanks

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