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by aben16

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I added a new domain controller to my win2k network.I want this new machine to act as "the primary" domain controller after transferring all the services (DNS, DHCP, WINS). I want also to demote the first domain controller because it's a weak machine and remove it from the network.Would it be possible to do that?

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by dwdino

To elaborate:

1) Move DHCP Database

2) DNS will automatically update. Install DNS on new server and authorize it. Verify on old server that both are listed in the name servers tab.

3) WINS, don't know how to move, except manually.

Establish new server as Global Catalog master.

After this use dcpromo to demote server. Then use networkidentification and move to workgroup.

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