Upgrading Windows 2000 DC to a new Windows 2003 R2 DC
I'm trying to remove my old Windows 2000 Domain conltoller Server to a member server. i want to replace it with a new Windows 2003 R2 Domain controller. I ran adprep /forestprep, adprep /domainprep, domainprep / gprep from cd 2 of the Windows 2003 disk 2 on the old 2000 server no problems. I did the dcpromo on my new windows 2003 R2 server. no problems there. When I try to remove my old Windows 2000 server running dcpromo I get the following message. it could'n locate the computer account for dc-smith, or domain controller
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That's already been done.
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Try DCPROMO /ForceRemoval
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332199
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332199
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Thanks for all your input. I think it's starting to replicate now, looks like I might have rushed the process.
I will give it a day or 2 to replicate, then I'll reward points.
I will give it a day or 2 to replicate, then I'll reward points.
How long did you give it ? You can always force replcation see http://www.softheap.com/security/domain-controllers1.html
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It looks like I did not wait log enough for the replication. I guess I could have forced it but I decided to wait. Thank's for the comment I'm sure that would have worked. Maybe some points should be awared to KCTS, but I did not use the comment.
and make the new server a global catalog http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313994
Any other sevices such as DHCP also need to be transferred
Clients then need to have their Preffered DNS server changed to point to the new machine.
Then try again.