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Hi all, I have a Windows 2003 forest with a 2003 Primary DC. I also have 2 windows 2003 print servers. All my clients are running Windows 7 Professional. Yet, my DC/GPO's are from a 2003 server.<br />
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I staged 2 windows 2008 print servers in effort to decommission the 2003 print servers. I have all the printer and ports configured on the new 2008 servers.<br />
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Now I am wondering what would be the best way to perform the changeover. I have a 2003 DC with all the GPO’s in place. However, due to the fact that I now have staged 2008 print servers, I am wondering if the 2003 policies will apply to my 2008 print server?<br />
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How should I proceed?<br />
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Many thanks in advance.<br />
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t
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Hi all, I have a Windows 2003 forest with a 2003 Primary DC. I also have 2 windows 2003 print servers. All my clients are running Windows 7 Professional. Yet, my DC/GPO's are from a 2003 server.

I staged 2 windows 2008 print servers in effort to decommission the 2003 print servers. I have all the printer and ports configured on the new 2008 servers.

Now I am wondering what would be the best way to perform the changeover. I have a 2003 DC with all the GPO’s in place. However, due to the fact that I now have staged 2008 print servers, I am wondering if the 2003 policies will apply to my 2008 print server?

How should I proceed?

Many thanks in advance.

t

Applying GPO from Windows 2003 to a 2008 R2 Print Server

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

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 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.