<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Right now I'm running a Windows 2000 AD domain which has about 95% are Window 2003 server. Anyway I plan I migrating to a new Window 2008 domain soon. I would like to upgrade one of my backup servers to win2k8. Are there any problems adding a 2008 server to a 2000 domain.<br />
<br />
Also, are there any best practices guides for installing win2k8?
</div>
</div>


Right now I'm running a Windows 2000 AD domain which has about 95% are Window 2003 server. Anyway I plan I migrating to a new Window 2008 domain soon. I would like to upgrade one of my backup servers to win2k8. Are there any problems adding a 2008 server to a 2000 domain.

Also, are there any best practices guides for installing win2k8?

Adding a Windows 2008 server to a windows 2000 Domain

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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.