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Thanks for the reply. But let me explain a little better.
I have three DC's. So, your saying just use dcpromo to
demote the old server first "then" promote the new server
using dcpromo with the old DC's name after all the
replications have occurred?
>-----Original Message-----
>In news:1d5401c49a5b$fb501f10$a301280a@phx.gbl,
>Frank <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote their
comments
>Then Kevin replied below:
>> I have a Windows 2000 Server on a single domain that
is a
>> AD Integrated DNS server, and a DHCP server. I would
like
>> to upgrade the server with a newer server.
>>
>> I was going to build the new server give it a temporary
>> name. Add it as a DNS server and a dhcp server. Then
take
>> down the old server and rename the new server with the
>> old server name.
>>
>> Would this be the correct procedure?
>
>No. You cannot rename a Win2k Domain controller.
>
>You would have to set up a third DC, Demote the old DC
out of the domain,
>then promote the new DC with the old DC's name. (once
the old DC's name is
>completely cleared out of Active Directory)
>
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