Re: Upgrade single domain structure

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From: Scott Harding - MS MVP (scrockel_at_**NO_SPAM**hotmail.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:43:14 -0700

You do NOT want to install the new box and a PDC. This will create a new
domain. You need to install it as a BDC, then promote it to PDC, then
upgrade this box to Windows2k. Other than that the plan sounds good to
me.... 

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Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"Magnus" <Magnus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B120311-56C8-4682-8ECB-71DCFB5430A1@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> due to problems on our PDC Terminal server NT4 SP6 we are forced to push
for
> a fast migration and I need some advice on what method to use.
>
> Our hardware will not work for 2003 so can't upgrade PDC! nor BDC.
>
> 1. What we want is to keep the old domain name and run in mixed mode to
have
> some sort of smoth transition for the users and all printers.
>
> Exchange 5.0 need to funktion in this environment
>
> 2. Later Upgrade to Exchange 2003.
>
> Thinking like this: Get new hardware, install NT4 SP6 PDC into the domain
> get it in synch and then inplace upgrade?
> Printers, thinking of keeping the PC as print server and demoting it?
>
> any help is accepted.
>
> Magnus
>
>

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