NT4 migration, need simple answer if possible

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jjd228_at_NOSPAMoptonline.net
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:05:12 GMT

currently have an NT4 domain with exchange 5.5. (1 pdc, 2 bdc's, 1 exchange
server). we are moving to server 2003 and exchange 2003. im getting very
conflicting reports about how best to go about this. one side says to bring
a new machine online as an NT4 bdc, promote it to pdc, run server 2003 on
top of it as an upgrade etc... the other side says bring a clean 2003 server
online, then use the AD migration tool to move everything from the NT4
domain over to AD. and this isnt even taken into consideration how we're
going to handle the exchange move! is there anyone that has 100%
successfully performed an NT4 > 2003 AD migration and can give me the steps
theyve taken? thank you in advance!

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