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I'm setting up a new server and need to copy the local user accounts (not in AD) from one server to a new server. &nbsp;Everything I find says this cannot be done. &nbsp;Is this true?
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I'm setting up a new server and need to copy the local user accounts (not in AD) from one server to a new server.  Everything I find says this cannot be done.  Is this true?

Copying Local Users from one W2003 server to a new W2003 server

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).