RE: Migrate AD from Win2k server to Windows 2003 server

Thanks for your quick response. To clarify and summarize please respond to
the following four points:

1. I do not have to upgrade our existing Win2k DC to Windows 2003 Server.

2. However, I must prepare our existing Win2k domain for the addition of
a Windows Server 2003 domain controller as described in KB Q325379.

3. After successful promotion of the Windows 2003 server to a DC I will
transfer FSMO roles as described in KB's Q324801 and Q255690.

4. I will then demote our existing Win2k DC and remove from the network
entirely.

Please respond to each point above so that I am perfectly clear on the
procedure.

Thanks for all your help!

"Vincent Xu [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi,

You can just simply add the Windows Server 2003 into the domain and promote
it to DC.

Then, transfer FSMO and demote the old DC.

Check following article:

How to upgrade Windows 2000 domain controllers to Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325379


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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I'm in the planning stage of migrating from a single DC (Win2k server) to
a
new Windows 2003 server. The existing Win2k DC will eventually be
retired
and perhaps be put to another use. My main concern is that I don't want
to
have to reconfigure the client PC's for a different domain name (ie
backup
all existing profile data, join to a different domain name and then copy
the
"old domain name" profile data to the new profile).

Is there a quick way to migrate the existing Win2k AD to the new Windows
2003 server and keep the same domain name so I don't have to recreate
user
profiles (these are not roaming profiles) on the network client PC's?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!!



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