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I just bought a new machine to replace the old one that is the unique NT4 server on my 30 users network, and I plan to install 2000 serve on it. How can i process to put all the informations (accounts etc.) on the new 2000 server before I put the old NT4 off-line (forever) ? One way seems to install NT4 on the new server, then promote it as a PDC, that should makes the current PDC a simple BDC, then synchronize their informations, then stop the old NT4 machine and finaly upgrade the new machine to w2k. Is this correct, or do I miss important points, or is there a better way to proceed ? <br />
By the way, I have 3 win98 computers on my network. Does it force me to stay in mixed-mode on my new DC, or is this mode only related to domain controller topics ?<br />
Thanks <br />
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Enzo
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I just bought a new machine to replace the old one that is the unique NT4 server on my 30 users network, and I plan to install 2000 serve on it. How can i process to put all the informations (accounts etc.) on the new 2000 server before I put the old NT4 off-line (forever) ? One way seems to install NT4 on the new server, then promote it as a PDC, that should makes the current PDC a simple BDC, then synchronize their informations, then stop the old NT4 machine and finaly upgrade the new machine to w2k. Is this correct, or do I miss important points, or is there a better way to proceed ? 
By the way, I have 3 win98 computers on my network. Does it force me to stay in mixed-mode on my new DC, or is this mode only related to domain controller topics ?
Thanks 

Enzo

How to replace my NT4 server by a Windows 2000 server ?

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.