Re: Can Windows 2000 Server be used as a Backup Domain Controller for Windows 2003 Server?

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From: Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\) (hunter(nospamplease)_at_sfs.upenn.edu)
Date: 10/04/04 

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:26:17 -0400

2000 & 2003 use multi-master replication, so the idea of PDC vs. BDC has
largely gone away. That said, 2000 and 2003 DCs can co-exist in the same
Active Directory domain very easily. The only thing that will be affected
is which domain- and forest-functional level you can use:

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2213281 

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"T-Will" <djtipmothee@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:ba927e1e.0410041021.42cb1476@posting.google.com...
> Can Windows 2000 Server be used as a Backup Domain Controller for
> Windows 2003 Server?  Thanks ahead of time!

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