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From: Whiskey (spam)2000_at_(nospam)yahoo.com)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:49:13 -0400

I have a small network. One NT4 domain server. I need to replace the NT4
server with one running 2000 server with AD...
If I put the W2k server onto the network as a member server. Then install
AD on it and make it a domain controller... move the data from the old
server to the new server. Change all my drive mappings etc etc, to point to
the new server... will that work?

If this can be done...will the 5 client pc's (all running XP Pro) immediatly
have to have their DNS settings changed to point to the new servers DNS
service? or can I leave it alone until I remove the old server (which will
not be for several days....)

If I put DHCP on the new server and remove it from the old..and just
change the pointers to the new server (which all would need to be done
anyway)... that would solve the logon (dns) issue, would it not?

There will be a several day period where both the old NT4 server and the new
W2k server will both be up and operating. But I'm wanting to change the
primary server to the W2K with the end result being removal of the NT
server completely.

Im trying to minimize interruption..
This sound like a workable plan?

thanks 

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