upgrade w2k child domain without root/forest access

[Guest john manny]

Hi all,

 

I would appreciate me very much if someone could help me out with the

following:

 

I will be upgrading my child domain to windows 2003. However I’m not sure on

how to go about it. Here is my situation:

 

1. I have no access to the forest nor the root/forest domains. They are

controlled by head office.

2. I have full control on my local child domain only.

3. The forest/root domains are windows 2003.

4. my domain is window 2000

I was planning to do in place upgrade and run adprep /domain.

 

Now is there anything I should take into consideration. Like, need to have

access to the root/forest domains or a better way to do this instead of in

place upgrade.

 

How can I recreate this in a lab?

 

Please advice

Thanks,

john

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: upgrade w2k child domain without root/forest access

 

hello,

 

depends what you have around (exchange 2000)...

As always, BACKUP before !

In case of huge trouble, be sure someone at the headquarter will be

available to help you (like putting the domain back in the forest)

 

Here is good start:

http://www.commodore.ca/windows/windows_2003_upgrade.htm

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

"john manny" <johnmanny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi all,

>

> I would appreciate me very much if someone could help me out with the

> following:

>

> I will be upgrading my child domain to windows 2003. However I’m not sure

> on

> how to go about it. Here is my situation:

>

> 1. I have no access to the forest nor the root/forest domains. They are

> controlled by head office.

> 2. I have full control on my local child domain only.

> 3. The forest/root domains are windows 2003.

> 4. my domain is window 2000

> I was planning to do in place upgrade and run adprep /domain.

>

> Now is there anything I should take into consideration. Like, need to have

> access to the root/forest domains or a better way to do this instead of in

> place upgrade.

>

> How can I recreate this in a lab?

>

> Please advice

> Thanks,

> john

>