upgrading windows nt 4 server to windows 2000 server

[fenris]

All of the documentation that I have read so far on upgrading nt 4 server to w2k server involves overwriting the old nt 4 system. Here is my problem/question. I have the task of upgrading the office server from nt 4 server to w2k server. Along with the upgrade was a significant hardware upgrade. What I want to do is install w2k onto the new box and place the old harddrive (containing all the user files and information,but not nt 4) into the new computer. I don't anticipate any problems with this approach accept that all the shares will be lost and the security would be screwed up.

Does anyone have any ideas on how one would go about doing this? Any recomendations would also be appreciated.


Thanks....
Troy Williams B.Eng.
fenris@hotmail.com

 

[Jpoandl]

Do you have a domain environment? If all account information is located on the domain. You may want to consider something like this...


1) First put the new hardware together...

2) Install Windows 2000 server on the new hardware.

3) Once the new server is configured and on the network. You can use a resouce tool called SCOPY to copy any user files/folders to the new server. (This assumes that you have enough hard drive space on the new system.)

Another method would be to perform steps 1 and 2. Then add the new hardrives to the new system. ...your right, security and shares would be all screwed up. Re-create all security and shares.

Local groups are what screws everything up...because these won't exist on the new server. If all security is based on Global groups or domain account, I would just perform the first method...

Hope some of this helps...



Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2000

 

[fenris]

Thanks for the info! The server is just in a workgroup (a small office of 15 people) should there be any special considerations?
Troy Williams B.Eng.
fenris@hotmail.com

 

[Jpoandl]

Yeah...then I would just move the drive. You will lose all security...but the data will be there. You may have to take ownership and then add the proper permissions back. I've never tried this. Make sure that you have a good backup before proceeding. Good Luck Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2000