Hi John, thanks for the information. Does anyone know how John's scenario would affect Exchange? Thanks much, Jared Johnson, MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+ IT Manager -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 3:55 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: install W2K Server over NT 4.0 BDC Exchange http://www.MSExchange.org/ Any PDC or BDC that you run a W2K upgrade on will be forced to run DCPROMO after the upgrade. A way around is to take it off the network or isolate, promote to PDC, run the upgrade, when finished run DCPROMO again to demote to a standalone. However, I do not know how this will effect Exchange. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You 626-737-6003 john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jared Johnson [mailto:jaredsjazz@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:34 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] install W2K Server over NT 4.0 BDC Exchange > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > To all you Exchange 5.5 Guru's out there: > > I need to upgrade my Exchange 5.5 server which is a > BDC, running on WNT 4.0 sp6. > > I'm upgrading the network to W2K Server. > > I need to downgrade the Exchange Server 5.5 BDC to a > stand alone machine, (so I can upgrade our network to > a Native Mode W2K network.) > > If I leave the Exchange 5.5 Server BDC box exactly as > it is, what will happen if I just install Windows 2000 > Sever directly on it as it is? Will I be given the > option to downgrade the BDC? Or make it a stand alone > unit? > > Thank you much! Jared > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo > http://search.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-exchangelist- > 1440469J@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: JaredsJazz@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')