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Should i install AD2k3 and the DNS/Wins on the 2003 box before I do the dcpromo?<br />
-Jeff
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Should i install AD2k3 and the DNS/Wins on the 2003 box before I do the dcpromo?
-Jeff

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it doesnt matter if you do it before or after for dns<br />
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AD is installed as part of dcpromo - thats what it does
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it doesnt matter if you do it before or after for dns

AD is installed as part of dcpromo - thats what it does

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So We want to add a Windows 2003 server to our current 2000 Domain as a Domain controller. Are there any suggestions for articles to read? I'm unsure if I should be running adprep or if I should just pull the trigger and run dcpromo on the 2003 server. Any articles and help would be appreciated!<br />
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-Jeff
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So We want to add a Windows 2003 server to our current 2000 Domain as a Domain controller. Are there any suggestions for articles to read? I'm unsure if I should be running adprep or if I should just pull the trigger and run dcpromo on the 2003 server. Any articles and help would be appreciated!

-Jeff

Adding a Windows 2003 server to a Windows 2000 domain as Domain Controller

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.