How To Upgrade a Windows NT 4.0-Based PDC to a Windows Server 2003-Based Domain Controller (326209)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
This article was previously published under Q326209 For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article,
see
296480. IN THIS TASKSUMMARY This step-by-step article describes how to upgrade a
Windows NT 4.0-based primary domain controller (PDC) to a Windows Server
2003-based domain controller. The first step in the upgrade process
is to upgrade the PDC to Windows Server 2003. Use one of the following methods
to upgrade the Windows NT 4.0-based PDC to a Windows Server 2003-based domain
controller.
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Upgrade an Existing Windows NT 4.0 PDC to Windows Server 2003- Synchronize all the backup domain controllers in the domain
so that they are completely up-to-date. Consider taking one of the backup
domain controllers offline to preserve a replica of the Security Accounts
Manager (SAM).
- Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
on the PDC. The Windows Server 2003 Installation Wizard starts.
- Click Install Windows Server 2003.
- When the wizard prompts you to either upgrade or create a
new installation, click Upgrade, and then click Next.
- Accept the license agreement, and then click Next.
- Type the product installation key, and then click Next.
- After Setup copies system files and restarts, the rest of
the upgrade process runs automatically.
- After the upgrade is complete, the server restarts, and
then the Active Directory Installation Wizard starts automatically. In the
wizard, specify the appropriate Active Directory options.
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Upgrade a New Windows NT 4.0 Installation to Windows Server 2003- Install Windows NT Server 4.0. During the installation,
specify the options to make the new computer a backup domain
controller.
- In Server Manager, promote the backup domain controller to
a PDC.
- Make sure that there are no errors in the event logs and
that SAM replication is completing successfully.
- Follow the steps in the "Upgrade an Existing Windows NT 4.0
PDC to Windows Server 2003" section of this article to upgrade the PDC to
Windows Server 2003.
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Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/8/2006 |
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