Re: Change DHCP server

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David,
Sorry Export
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters
I you have not got system.mdb then skip that step.
copy all the files and folders in %systemroot%\system32\DHCP to the new
server.
"David" wrote:

> That did not work.
> FYI, I have windows 2003 servers and AD.
> Two things:
> 1. I do not have
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Configuration
> Undr DHCPServer I only have Enum, Parameters, Performance and Security
> folders.
> 2. There is no system.mdb but there is a dhcp.mdb so what do I do?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
>
> "Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:D043CDAB-DF75-45EF-8F52-C69452B1AB24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > David,
> > Here is the procedure.
> >
> > Log on as an Administrator and stop DHCP (Start - Settings - Control
> > Panel -
> > Services - Microsoft DHCP server - Stop).
> > You also need to stop DHCP from starting again after a reboot so start the
> > Services Control Panel applet and select Microsoft DHCP Server and click
> > Startup. From the startup choose disabled and click OK.
> > Copy the DHCP directory tree %systemroot%\system32\DHCP to a temporary
> > storage area for use later.
> > Start the registry editor (regedt32.exe)
> > Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer
> > \Configuration
> > From the Registry menu, click Save Key. Create a name for this key, for
> > example dhcpcfg.bck
> > Close the registry editor
> >
> > On the new DHCP server perform the following
> >
> > Log on as an Administrator
> > If the server does not have the DHCP server service installed, install it
> > (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Network - Services - Add - DHCP
> > Server)
> > Stop the DHCP service (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Services -
> > Microsoft DHCP server - Stop).
> > Delete the contents of %systemroot%\system32\dhcp
> > Copy the backed up DHCP directory tree from the storage area to
> > %systemroot%/system32/dhcp, but rename the file system.mdb to system.src.
> > You
> > may not have this file if you are using NT 4.0, skip this step.
> > Start the registry editor (regedt32.exe)
> > Move to
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Configuration
> > and select it
> > From the registry menu select restore
> > Located the file dhcpcgf.bck you saved from the original machine and click
> > open
> > Click Yes to the warning
> > Close the registry editor
> > Start the DHCP service
> >
> > On the old DHCP server remove DHCP in ad/remove Programs.
> > And your done.
> >
> >
>
>
>
.

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