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I have a network situation I need to run by you experts. I have a Dell server running 2000 and exchange 2000. It is the only AD server in the network. The IT manager wants to purchase a new 2003 server and exchange 2007 and eventualy remove the 2000 AD and exchange server. I am not quite sure of the best procedure to do this. I figured I could upgrade the 2000 server to 2003 then install the new exchange server. Then move thew mailboxes to the new server, but I am not sure this is the clean way to proceed. 
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I have a network situation I need to run by you experts. I have a Dell server running 2000 and exchange 2000. It is the only AD server in the network. The IT manager wants to purchase a new 2003 server and exchange 2007 and eventualy remove the 2000 AD and exchange server. I am not quite sure of the best procedure to do this. I figured I could upgrade the 2000 server to 2003 then install the new exchange server. Then move thew mailboxes to the new server, but I am not sure this is the clean way to proceed. 

Ad 2000 Exchange 2000 migration

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server 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).

Windows Server 2003

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.