Re: Windows 2000 pdc to windows2003 pdc

Your plan will work fine. You will be prompted to run a few prerequisite
tools before it will allow you to dcpromo the new Win2k3 box but it will
guide you as to what to do. If I remember correctly it will adprep and then
the AD is ready for a Win2k3 DC.

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Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking

"sbrantl" <sbrantl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:00B8D47F-A06E-4944-8CE9-3A550EF2F160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I want to upgrade a win2k pdc file server to a new file server running
> win2003. Can I simply join the new file server to the existing domain,
> promote the new file server, and then transfer the roles to the win2003
> server, move the data over to the new file server, demote the old server
> and
> be done.
> --
> sbrantl


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