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You can use the Backup utility in 2000 to backup the system state with backups up the active directory and other critical system files. 
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You can use the Backup utility in 2000 to backup the system state with backups up the active directory and other critical system files.

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Finalized as proposed

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I purchased a new server, installed Active Directory and had it join my existing forest as an additional Domain Controller. &nbsp; I setup users and security policies. &nbsp;I would like to move these (server, users, and policies) to a new forest, and take down the old forest, without losing the users and security policies that I have created. &nbsp;If there is a way to backup the policies and users, that solution would work for me as well, because then Active Directory could just be removed/installed again. &nbsp;Thank-you
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I purchased a new server, installed Active Directory and had it join my existing forest as an additional Domain Controller.   I setup users and security policies.  I would like to move these (server, users, and policies) to a new forest, and take down the old forest, without losing the users and security policies that I have created.  If there is a way to backup the policies and users, that solution would work for me as well, because then Active Directory could just be removed/installed again.  Thank-you

Changing forests

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.