Windows NT4.0 to W2K3 Migration (Non-Active Directory)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

A domain on Windows 2000 and above is an Active Directory domain. ADMT
would have nothing to migrate the accounts to.

What's your fear of Active Directory?

Oli


"Chuck Durley" <ChuckDurley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:541A020F-8076-41D3-A3D6-6EAD64076269@microsoft.com...
>I currently have two NT4.0 servers (PDC/BDC) in a Domain setting. We have
> ordered new hardware and would like to upgrade the user accounts (SAM
> database) and some data across to the new hardware. When all is said and
> done, we would like to the new hardware to be a mirror of the old hardware
> (i.e.: I.P. addresses, computer names, data -- less some of the current
> applications. Upgraded versions to existing applications will be installed
> separately). A few questions come to mind that you may be able to assist
> me
> with answering/resolving:
> 1. What is the most efficient way to accomplish this?
> 2. Would this have to be performed in an offline setting and would the
> ADMT2.0 work although I do not want to configure AD.
> 3. In order to to configure the new hardware in a Domain environment,
> would
> I have to run AD?
> Thanks very much for your response.
> --
> Chuck Durley
> Network AnalystChuck Durley
> Network Analyst