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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Server => Topic started by: Chrisxs5 on March 26, 2009, 09:16:39 AM

Title: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Chrisxs5 on March 26, 2009, 09:16:39 AM

I want to add a 2003 domain controller to my existing 2000 network. I keep ending up with

"The version of the Active Directory schema of the source forest is not compatible with the version of Active Directory on this computer."

When I perfrom the forest and domain prep, the screen just flashes, so I am not sure that those are taking as well.

Title: Re: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Spoiler on March 26, 2009, 11:15:27 AM

You can't add a 2003 DC to a 2000 domain....you can't go backwards.

You have to take the copy of 2003 server CD and put into each 2000 DC a you have in the root of your forest and than run forest prep. This updates the schema on the older domain to handle the new objects in a 2003 domain.

Don't forget to do all your updates to your 2000 DC before doing the forestprep.....

Also this would be a good time to do disk cleanup and a defrag.....

Title: Re: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2009, 11:37:08 AM

I can't see the forest because of the


     .. trees!        :-[

Title: Re: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Chrisxs5 on March 26, 2009, 01:25:19 PM

Thanks, that did it for me. The only other problem I ran into was the DC was a little stubborn, so I just demoted it and all worked after running the adprep on the master 2000. Only 50 more steps and I will be done  ;D

Title: Re: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Spoiler on March 26, 2009, 02:02:16 PM

Glad it worked for you!

Title: Re: Ad a 2003 DC to a 2000 DC system
Post by: Chrisxs5 on March 26, 2009, 02:18:13 PM

You and me both