Re: Decommissioning Windows 2003 DC with a new Windows 2003 Enterprise

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Any reason you wouldn't want to have two DC's?
Just add in the next server with DNS and promote it?

Al

"Arnel" <Arnel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Can anyone assist or recommend a course of action for me?
>
> I have a site that has 1 domain controller that has all the FSMO roles
> including DNS, DHCP, & WINS. Windows 2003 standard is loaded on this
> machine.
>
> I was looking at replacing the server with a new server and with Windows
> 2003 Enterprise edition.
>
> What steps should I take and what order would things have to be moved?
>
> Thanks!


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