Re: Replace an existing NT 4 BDC to a mixed mode Windows 2003 AD Domai

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From: Jorge Patricio Díaz Guzmán (jpdiazg_at_noemail.nospam)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:39:34 -0300

Sorry, but if you have problems with the NT4 BDC, the best way is removing
the BDC from the domain. You can still be in a mixed mode after this. You
can install an additional DC w2k3. 

-- 
Jorge Patricio Díaz Guzmán
MCP
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"emxdad" <emxdad@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje 
news:815A7602-ABFD-4814-9CE0-3000EFA41F2B@microsoft.com...
> We currently are in mixed mode in our W2K3 AD Domain.  Our only NT 4 BDC 
> that
> is still on this network has been crashing periodically and we need to be
> replaced. We can not migrate to native mode for sometime.  In our test lab 
> we
> have a scaled down version of the production W2K3 AD Domain and can not 
> seem
> to add the NT BDC to it.  We are using a NT 4 SP1 CD during the 
> installation
> process, and at the final installation point were it asked to join the 
> domain
> an error occurs, that it can not find the specified domain.  When 
> upgrading
> from NT 4 to W2K3 AD you need a minimum of SP5.  Has anyone performed 
> this?
> The slipstream process has not worked for us either.  We placed a call to 
> MS
> support and they do not support NT 4 anymore and had not insight.

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