RE: Best way - W2k Domain to W2k3 Domain - Keep user profiles

Thanks Jenny,

If I do the complete migration from 2k Server to SBS 2k3 can I still keep
the Win 2k
Server hooked up in case anything goes wrong. Also the link didn't work to
the
migration paper but I think I've read it and it wasn't exactly detailed on
the steps to take to make the move. I've never done this kind of thing before
and I have to keep the network going and have some machines that absolutley
cannot be messed up by what I do. Would I be better off just to do the other
method you described as I only have about 15 clients to connect.

Thanks again for your help.


""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for posting here!
>
> For your description, I understand that you want to know how to keep user
> profiles when you moved DC from Windows 2000 to SBS 2003. If I am off base,
> please don't hesitate to let me know.
>
> For your scenario, we recommend you do migration from Windows 2000 to SBS
> 2003. This is the best way to keep data including user profiles, mailboxes
> and so on and reduce workload. You can refer to Microsoft white paper to do
> migration:
>
> Migrating from Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows
> Small Business Server 2003:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fa187d1e-8218-4501-
> 9729-222bd8ebb64c&displaylang=en
>
> Additionally if you want to do as your method, I also would like to give
> your some suggestion to keep user profiles. You can follow the steps:
>
> 1. Copy the original domain user account profiles to a local user account
> (any user name is ok) in every client computers. Detail steps:
>
> a. Right-click My Computer and click Properties to open System Properties
> page.
> b. Click Advanced tab and click Settings in User profiles item to open user
> profile page.
> c. Click the original domain user account and click 'Copy To' button to
> change the user profile location and permitted user account (choose a local
> user account) and double click OK to finish the operation.
>
> 2. Add the client computer to the new domain and assign the new domain user
> account to the computer and migrate the local user account in 1st step's
> profile to it. You do this in http://servername/connectcomputer in client
> computer.
>
> Note: At this method you need not setup server use the same domain name and
> user accounts.
>
> Hope above information helps! If you have any further concern or question
> about the issue, please feel free to let me know. I am always happy to be
> of further assistance.
>
> Have a nice day!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jenny Wu
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> >I recently took my Windows 2k Server offline and wanted to install a new
> PDC
> >from scratch. I gave the Windows SBS 2k3 the same IP address and same
> domain
> >name.
> >I also set-up all of the same user names and computer names I had been
> >using. When I hooked it up and setup the DNS and DHCP and tried to connect
> >the Workstations (Mostly WIN XP PRO) using the
> http://server/connectcomputer
> >site, it trashed the user profiles. Is there a way I can keep my user
> >profiles intact when setting up SBS 2k3 without migrating from the old Win
> 2k
> >Server. Luckily the old server had a registry problem which mysteriously
> >fixed itself and I am able to use it for right now.
> >I need to keep this simple as possible so I'm not lost in the translation.
> I
> >also have some CNC machines that connect to this Domain and must not lose
> >their info. Sorry for long winded question but I sure would appreciate any
> >help on this matter.
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
>
>
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