Re: 2000 server upgrade 20 SBS2003

From: Charles Yang [MSFT] (v-chayan_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:16:15 GMT

Hi John,

Thank you for your post.

According to your description, I understand that you want to join the
existing clients in Windows 2000 domain to SBS 2003 domain after updating.
You also want to install the client application software on client computer
and keeping the exiting profile on the client computer. If I misunderstood
you, please let me know.

If you follow the migration instruction to migrate the windows 2000 to SBS
2003, the existing client computers will be automatically joined into the
SBS2003 domain.

You can follow the link to below to move the system and shared data to the
new server:

Migration guide for Window 2000 and SBS 2000 to SBS 2003:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e
02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc

You can assign the client application through the "Client Computer" in
"Server management". From that snap, you can assign application to client
computers and set up which client applications you want to assign to the
client computer.

For old domain profile or local profile, please follow the steps below:

For User profiles:
To preserve client user profiles and settings that were on the original
domain to the new SBS 2003 installation, a manual way is documented in the
KB article:
314045 HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314045
 
Another way is to create a local profile, copy the original domain profile
to the local profile, and then let the "Setup Computer" wizard do the task
"map local profile to new domain profile" for you.
 
As long as you create your computer accounts using the server manager's "to
do list" you will be prompted to migrate profile information. When you join
the workstations to the domain by using the web site (ie
http://servername/connectcomputer) part of the process of joining the
domain will allow you to migrate user settings. However, to use this
method, you need to make sure that the profile you want to migrate from is
a local user profile (Not a previous domain profile):
 
1. Before joining the client to SBS 2K3 domain, create a local profile, and
then copy the old domain profile to a local profile.

2. Add the SBS Server into the network

3. Use the Setup Computer Wizard in SBS 2003 to join the (now) XP Pro
machines to the SBS domain: Server Management->Standard Management->Client
Computers->Set Up Client Computers.

4. On the client, access http//<Server name>/connectcomputer to bring up
the Setup Computer Wizard, it will then allow you to map domain user
accounts to local profiles on the machine thus preserving your profiles:
"Assign Users to this Computes and Migrate their Profiles".

5. You will Add a domain account to "Users assigned to this computer!/, and
then choose the existing local user profile in the "Current User Settings".
By Default, the value for "Current User Settings" is "None".

I hope the above information helps, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to let me know. I am standing by to help you.

Charles Yang
Online Partner Support
Partner Support Group
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
 Mailto: v-chayan@microsoft.com

Sincerely,

Charles Yang (MFST)

Microsoft Online Support Engineer

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