Re: NT4 SP issues

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Hi,

Up to now, I didn't hear any know issue that SP6 cannot upgrade to Windows
server 2003, so just go ahead.:)

Check following article:

<http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/e5b50e35-e1ef-4c2f-9
2a8-c7c67073c9181033.mspx?mfr=true>

Thanks.


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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From: "phatgeezer" <LDunham@xxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.migration
Subject: Re: NT4 SP issues
Date: 8 Jun 2006 07:06:32 -0700
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I am planning a migration to Win 2003 for our existing NT4 domain. I
am
going the route of installing a temp NT server as BDC, making it the
PDC and upgrading it, then adding a second Win 2003 DC and removing
the
NT4 current domain controllers, then wiping the initial 2003 DC and
reinstalling it fresh.

Our current NT PDC/BDC both have NT4 Service Pack 4. SP5 or higher is
required to do an upgrade to 2003.

1) If I build the new temp PDC/upgrade server with SP6a, will it play
nice with the existing SP4 PDC/BDC so I can successfully sync the temp
server and make it the PDC?

2) Once the temp server is upgraded to 2003 can it have SP4 BDC's
while still in mixed mode?


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Vincent Xu [MSFT] wrote:
Hi,

1) It is OK.

2) Yes, in mix mode, you can have NT4 BDC.

Thanks.


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support



Thanks. I knew SP3 and earlier had a different user database format,
so could not be mixed in with other NT4 domain controllers that were
SP4 and newer, but I wasn't sure about SP6a and SP4 DC's mixed in the
same domain



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