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

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

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:57:45 -0300

In my research I found this document that will be very useful to you:
Add Windows NT 4.0 BDCs to Windows Server 2003 Domain

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/dssbe_upnt_anlz.asp 

-- 
Jorge Patricio Díaz Guzmán
MCP
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"emxdad" <emxdad@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje 
news:6ECCE3D4-910E-4973-88C2-4F059D8C8D40@microsoft.com...
> Jorge,
>
> We have additional W2K3 DC's besides the PDC Emulator, so this will not be 
> a
> problem.  Do you have documentation that the NT 4 BDC can be removed while 
> in
> mixed mode or direct me too it?
>
> "Jorge Patricio Díaz Guzmán" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> ---------
>> "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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