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Microsoft has a KB outlining the steps for this.<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555073" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555073</a>
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Microsoft has a KB outlining the steps for this.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555073 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555073]

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Yes you can do this, SBS will allow you to run two SBS servers side by side for up to 14 days - another article for you <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453</a>
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Yes you can do this, SBS will allow you to run two SBS servers side by side for up to 14 days - another article for you http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453]

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I need to install Windows Server 2003 to a Small Business Server 2003 domain; migrate applications, and remove SBS 2003 server.<br />
My goal is to replace the SBS 2003 with a standard Server 2003 Domain controller with out loosing the domain.<br />
I know that SBS server will allow a second AD controller, but will I be able to migrate Master, Global Catalogue, and FSMO roles, and demote, or remove SBS 2003?<br />

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I need to install Windows Server 2003 to a Small Business Server 2003 domain; migrate applications, and remove SBS 2003 server.
My goal is to replace the SBS 2003 with a standard Server 2003 Domain controller with out loosing the domain.
I know that SBS server will allow a second AD controller, but will I be able to migrate Master, Global Catalogue, and FSMO roles, and demote, or remove SBS 2003?


Remove SBS 2003 from domain

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