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

Once again many thanks,

I believe I will just go the user profile copy at each workstation since I
really wanted to start from scratch with all of my group policy's, etc. I
really don't have anything as far as mail or SQl server or anything besides
the users that would need to transfer as far as the domain part, but........,
I would like to know about the DCPromo. When I took my Win2k Server offline
before it wouldn't let me do the dcpromo to make it a member server. I need
it to be a member server so I can access all of our info such as the job
files, documents, etc. so I can copy the needed ones back to my new
directories on the SBS2k3 Server. So far your answers have been a great help
so let's give it another go.

Thanks again,

TheTravman


""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your update!
>
> In SBS network environment, it is not recommended and supported that there
> are two DC simultaneously. When you setup SBS server successfully, you need
> offline the 2k server or change it to a member server. The migration method
> does not lose any data in your Windows 2k server and you can do a whole
> backup to avoid risk and do a regular backup task is recommended by
> Microsoft.
>
> You can migrate AD (user account, groups, group policy and so on),
> mailboxes and user settings, SQL database and so on, if you have not many
> customize information you can do as you have done and perform migration of
> user profiles as I suggested. Additionally since the new SBS server has the
> same domain name and user account, you can use many steps of the migration
> white paper to migrate data.
>
> Before you do this I recommend you do a backup task of SBS 2003 server.
> The following white paper should be useful to you.
>
> Backing Up and Restoring Windows Small Business Server 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyIDH7736f8-f6f5-436d-a8
> 2d-0c8d66e2a634&DisplayLang=en
>
> Hope this helps! If you have any further concern or question on the issue
> please feel free to let me know. We are always happy to be assistance of
> you!
>
> Have a nice day!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jenny Wu
> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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> >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
> >> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
> >> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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> >> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
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> >> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
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> >> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
> >>
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> >> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
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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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