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Is it the only Domain Controller in the Domain ?<br />

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Is it the only Domain Controller in the Domain ?


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If it's moving to new hardware why not add the 2008 server as a DC in the current domain?<br />
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Then you can test everything and move over in your own time before finally demoting the original server and decommissioning it.<br />
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If it's moving to new hardware why not add the 2008 server as a DC in the current domain?

Then you can test everything and move over in your own time before finally demoting the original server and decommissioning it.

Chris

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Yes, only domain controller in the domain...
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Yes, only domain controller in the domain...

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Why not do a migration to 2008 from 2000 on the new hardware. There really isn't a point to do a in place upgrade of 2000. Look over these steps maybe they will give you a little more information on the procedures Chris and I are suggesting. <br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23665224/Windows-2008-Server-Migration-From-Server-2003.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23665224/Windows-2008-Server-Migration-From-Server-2003.html</a>
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Why not do a migration to 2008 from 2000 on the new hardware. There really isn't a point to do a in place upgrade of 2000. Look over these steps maybe they will give you a little more information on the procedures Chris and I are suggesting.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23665224/Windows-2008-Server-Migration-From-Server-2003.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23665224/Windows-2008-Server-Migration-From-Server-2003.html]

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I have a Windows 2000 domain controller that also is a file server. &nbsp;I would like to move that domain to a new server running Windows 2008 64bit. &nbsp;Is there a direct upgrade path to do this? &nbsp;Should I stick with 2008 32bit? &nbsp;Do I need to upgrade to 2003 first??
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I have a Windows 2000 domain controller that also is a file server.  I would like to move that domain to a new server running Windows 2008 64bit.  Is there a direct upgrade path to do this?  Should I stick with 2008 32bit?  Do I need to upgrade to 2003 first??

Is there any way to upgade Windows 2000 to Windows 2008 on new hardware?

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.

Windows 2000

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.