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If I do the migration which is what I'm
> thinking about, am I going to be able to see my two NT
> servers?
What do you mean by "see my two NT servers"? You have to set up a trust
between the two domains, you have to see each domain to set up a trust.
hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
"rafa" <rflores@liquidpacllc.com> wrote in message
news:123d301c442ad$9bc91ac0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I thank you both for your help. I have one last
> question. If I do the migration which is what I'm
> thinking about, am I going to be able to see my two NT
> servers?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >> I'm not experienced in win 2k3 but will it work if I
> make
> >> my win 2k3 a pdc and demote my nt pdc to bdc?
> >
> >You do not get the option to "demote a NT 4.0 PDC" you
> only get the option
> >to promote a NT 4.0 BDC to PDC which demotes the NT 4.0
> PDC. No this will
> >not work.
> >
> >Either upgrade:
> >How to : Upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 Based PDC to a Windows
> Server 2003 Based
> >Domain Controller
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;326209&Product=winsvr2003
> >
> >or migrate:
> >
> >How To: Set up ADMT for a Windows NT 4.0 -to- Windows
> Server 2003 Migration.
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;325851&Product=winsvr2003
> >
> >
> >hth
> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >
> >
> >"rafa" <rflores@liquidpacllc.com> wrote in message
> >news:123b701c44283$a82ae930$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I'm not experienced in win 2k3 but will it work if I
> make
> >> my win 2k3 a pdc and demote my nt pdc to bdc?
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Your plan will not work. There is *no* *way* to have a
> >> NT 4.0 PDC and a Win
> >> >2k3 DC in the SAME domain.
> >> >You need to either upgrade or migrate.
> >> >To upgrade you MUST upgrade the NT 4.0 PDC first. To
> >> migrate you would set
> >> >up 2 separate domains "side by side" on the same wire
> >> and use ADMT to move
> >> >users from one domain to the other
> >> >
> >> >See:
> >> >
> >> >How to : Upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 Based PDC to a
> Windows
> >> Server 2003 Based
> >> >Domain Controller
> >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> >> us;326209&Product=winsvr2003
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >How To: Set up ADMT for a Windows NT 4.0 -to- Windows
> >> Server 2003 Migration.
> >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> >> us;325851&Product=winsvr2003
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> domain. Any ideas on the best way to do it? Any
> >> >> critical thing I need to do first? Thanks
> >> >
> >> >The most "critical" thing you need to do is take your
> >> time and plan your
> >> >path through the upgrade/migration. You need to know
> >> enough about the pros
> >> >and cons of each to make the *right* decision in your
> >> case. You need to know
> >> >what you want the final outcome to look like, then you
> >> can determine the
> >> >proper course (upgrade or migrate). One question that
> >> goes a long way in
> >> >determining which method you take is: Do you need the
> >> domain name to be the
> >> >same? If so that pretty much rules out directly
> >> migrating to Win 2k3 because
> >> >to migrate you need to create a trust between the two
> >> domain. You can't
> >> >create a trust between two domain with the same name.
> >> There are way's around
> >> >it but you have to know what you are doing.
> >> >
> >> >hth
> >> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >> >
> >> >"rafa" <rflores@liquidpacllc.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:121c501c4427b$0104f810$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> I just installed a windows server 2003. I will make
> >> it a
> >> >> PDC and bring my PDC and 2 BDC's from a windows NT 4
> >> >> domain. Any ideas on the best way to do it? Any
> >> >> critical thing I need to do first? Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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