Re: Transition From Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2003

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Check out my article on upgrading your forest

http://www.pbbergs.com
Select articles and click on Upgrade Your Forest

To decommission a dc, on the same articles web page click on Decommission a
DC

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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Steve B" <Steve B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Enviroment: (3) Servers PDC, BDC, Exchange 2000 all on Windows Server 2000
boxes, using AD.

Transition to all new Windows Server 2003 boxes.

What is best practice to migrate to new Server 2003 enviroment and retire
old boxes?

Concerns: What is migrated first AD or Exchange?

Thanx


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