Re: Migration from NT and PDC demotion.

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From: Alex Zhang (v-qiz_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:45:23 GMT

Hello Frank,

I'd like provid some more information as a supplement.

We can use a tool called Microsoft Print Migrator (V3.0) to migrate
printers:

For your reference:

================

Print Server Upgrade, Migration, and Interoperability

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/fileandprint/print/miginte
rop.asp

Print Migrator 3.0 Download

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/fileandprint/print/downloa
d.asp

Microsoft Print Migrator 3.0 Document

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/PrintMigrator3.doc
  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me
know. I am happy to be of assistance.

Thanks and regards,
Alex Zhang
Microsoft Partner Online Support
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| I have numerously used from sunbelt-software a product called Upromote. a
| tool for NT that lets you do exactly what you asked, demote a DC to a
member
| server maintaning the apps and all on the same server no re-install, but
hey
| its NT expect a re-boot.
|
| good luck,
|
| Gaston Durand
|
| "Roger Crawford" <rcrawford@nospam.scci.com> a écrit dans le message de
| news:eiHn9e0KEHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > The only way you could demote your NT PDC would be to upgrade it to 2000
| or
| > 2003 Server and then demote it with dcpromo. Or redo the server I guess
a
| > couple of questions are you planning on bringing in a new server with
2003
| > and then migrating domains? I know I have brought in the new server as a
| NT
| > 4.0 Server and the Promoted it to the PDC and then did a in-place
upgrade
| to
| > 2003 on the new server. That way I got users and computer accounts and
| then
| > did not lose access to the old NT 4 Server. In some instances I ahve
also
| > upgrade the NT 4 server to 2000 or 2003 if it could handle that and then
| > demoted it so it was not a PDC/BDC/DC anymore.
| >
| > Roger Crawford
| > HTS
| >
| > "Frank Baisch" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:596EAA5F-1233-4B80-9A14-73297A8E1EDA@microsoft.com...
| > > I am about to perform a migration of a small network, less than 20
| users,
| > currently on an NT network. After reviewing the plan, I have a couple
of
| > questions.
| > >
| > > First, can I demote my current NT PDC to a member server without doing
| an
| > install of NT? I have applications on this server and we plan on using
| them
| > from the NT Server after the migration as a member server.
| > >
| > > Second. When prepping the client PC's's for migrations, it recommends
| you
| > delete the printers and any shortcuts referring to the NT server.
Since I
| > plan on using the NT server for printing and some software applications,
| can
| > I leave the shortcuts to the server in place on the desktops or should I
| > delete them and recreate them after the migration? Same question for
the
| > printers since I plan on leaving them installed on the NT server.
| > >
| > > Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.
| > >
| > > Frank
| >
| >
|
|
|

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