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by gulfstars

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HI there,
Is it possible to make a windows 2000 advance server as a backup domain controller for windows NT 4.0 Domain controller.
If so then how .?
Let some one gain point's with this easy question.
Regards,
Mudassir.

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by joseph moore

The short answer is no.
The longer answer is that Win2K Server can only be Active Directory-enabled Domain Controllers (or member servers of EITHER AD domains or NT4 flat domains).
A Win2K Server cannot be a domain controller in a NT4 domain.
If you want Win2K to be your domain controller, then you will have to upgrade your domain from NT to Win2K with AD. Which means upgrading your PDC/BDCs to Win2K

hope this helps

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