Re: Migrating Windows 2000 domain to Windows 2003

Thanks Amanda..Ok here is the deal..we will not be 'Renaming the Domain'..i
think thats a give at this point. Also i am confused between 'upgrading' and
'migrating'...

If i understand this right then we are migrating our Windows 2000 domain to
Windows 2003 domain! In anycase we have no plans to change the domain name at
this point.

Can you please clarify the difference between 'upgrading' and 'migrating'
the domain.

Thanks
K.V

"Amanda Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your update.
>
> One point I would like to confirm is " keep the domain name the 'same'".
> Please know if you use ADMT to migrate the user infos from win2k to win2k3,
> you need to create a different domain name for win2k3 domain. For example,
> the original win2k domain is named "OldDoamin", you need to install win2k3
> on a new machine, promote it to be a DC with the domain name "NewDomain",
> and then use ADMT to migrate the all objects from "OldDoamin" to
> "NewDomain". You can rename win2k3 domain from "NewDomain" to "OldDoamin"
> after complete migration. However, it is not a recommend way. If this is
> your plan, I will suggest you install Win2k3 on a new machine, join it to
> the win2k "OldDoamin" and then promote win2k3 to be an additional DC in
> "OldDoamin", this is the upgrade process. The following article has clearly
> addressed this process:
>
> How to upgrade Windows 2000 domain controllers to Windows Server 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325379
>
> With regards to the link, I have found the document has been unexpectedly
> removed. Please check the following article:
>
> Upgrading Windows 2000 Domains to Windows Server 2003 Domains
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKi
> t/8d926ba4-0323-45a6-96f0-db7f7cb33f6b.mspx
>
> HTH!
>
> Any update, keep in touch.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Amanda Wang [MSFT]
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
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