Upgrading W2K to W2K3 DC

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From: Michael (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 06:20:26 -0700

First thanks in advance for the help.

I have a Windows 2000 Domain that I want to upgrade to
Windows 2003. I have 5 Domain Controllers. 2 at my
Corporate office and 1 at each of my 2 remote offices. I
want to upgrade them to Windows 2003 but I am not going
to be able to do it all at the same time. I wanted to
know if it was possible to do this with out causing a
problem. Is it possibe for me to have 1 Windows 2003
Domain Controller while all the rest are Windows 2000
Domain Controllers?

Any insight you can give me in this would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks

Mike

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