How to migrate Exchange Server 5.5 users from a Windows NT 4.0 domain to Exchange 2000 in a mixed Windows 2000 domain (300139)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP4
This article was previously published under Q300139

SUMMARY

This article describes how to migrate Exchange Server 5.5 users from a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Domain to Exchange 2000 in a mixed Microsoft Windows 2000 domain.

MORE INFORMATION

  1. Set up Exchange 2000 as outlined in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

    316886 How to migrate from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange 2000 Server

  2. Before you use the Move Mailbox method, run a directory export of Exchange Server 5.5, and change the primary Windows NT account to the accounts on Windows 2000. Import these changes back into the Exchange Server 5.5 directory.
  3. Replicate the Active Directory Connector (ADC) to make the changes to Active Directory, and then use the Move Mailbox method to move the mail to the Exchange 2000 server.
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295922 Considerations when you upgrade to Exchange 2000 Server

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