I agree if the hardware can deal with it. If not, you'll have to think outside the box <that's my only pun for the day, I swear :)> Why choose Windows 2000? It's past the midway of it's lifecycle already. Al -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:09 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Implementation solution http://www.MSExchange.org/ It is called upgrading. Upgrade the OS first, then Exchange. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Nobs [mailto:nobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:57 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Implementation solution > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > Need a solution to this implementation design > > Current > > 1. Exchanger server 5.5 running on NT 4 2. The NT 4 machine is a > secondary domain controller > > Client's request > > 1. Windows 2000 server and Exchange 2003 2. Same computer name, IP > address as the NT 4.0. Basically same everything as the old box 3. I > need a strategy as to how to migrate users from NT4 to 2003, if the > name and IP are going to be the same. > 4. It was going be easier if migration was going to be from that > machine to a different site name or machine name. > > Help needed to this design > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows > Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network > Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax > Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.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 ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------