I am updating our domain from 2000 servers to 2003.
Here’s our setup:
DC1 – Server 2000 SP4 (Hold’s FSMO Roles)
DC2 – Server 2000 SP4
NewDC1 DC – Server 2003 Enterprise R2 x64
NewDC2 – Server 2003 Stnadard R2
DC1 crashed BSOD.
I promoted NewDC1 to a DC. I did not run ADprep before doing this and I received no errors. I used NewDC1 to seize the FSMO roles from the dead DC1.
I then tried to promote DC2 to a DC. I then received an error saying that the 2000 domain was not ready for 2003 domain controllers (even though I already have a 2003 domain controller).
I still need to run ADprep but here’s the catch. KB 324392 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324392 describes a hotfix that you are to use to update adprep. I requested the hotfix from MS and they told me there is no 32 bit version of the hotfix. Should I run adprep on NewDC1 without the hotfix? Or should I transfer the FSMO roles to DC2 and run the hotfix and ADprep from DC2? Will running adprep have any negative results because I already have a 2003 DC? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks in advance.