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After an in place upgrade some folders are still on the system, which are needed for rollback in case of problems. Also you can copy needed data to the system if needed from the old installation. The folders are $WINDOWS.~Q and $INPLACE.~TR which will be shown if you enable “Show hidden files folders and drives”. […]

If you have the need to keep the name of a domain controller (DC) you have 2 options, an in place upgrade of the DC in question or choosing a “temporary” DC to free the name of it (only one DC exist in the domain). The following applies only if the DC is NOT running […]

!!!NEVER START BEFORE HAVING CREATED AND TESTED A BACKUP OF YOUR DATA/MACHINE!!! – On the old server open DNS management console and check that you are running Active directory integrated zone (easier for replication, if you have more then one DNS server on Domain controller) – run replmon (GUI version) from the run line or […]

!!!NEVER START BEFORE HAVING CREATED AND TESTED A BACKUP OF YOUR DATA/MACHINE!!! If you have installed Exchange 2003 in the domain see the following article first, Exchange requirements otherwise follow the steps below – On the old server open DNS management console and check that you are running Active directory integrated zone (easier for replication, […]

For more detailed information also about Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 see “Exchange Server and it’s relationship to Active Directory“ To upgrade an Active directory forest/domain to a newer OS version you have to check some prerequisites. If Exchange 2000 is running in the existing Windows domain, then first check with the following article that no […]

!!!NEVER START BEFORE HAVING CREATED AND TESTED A BACKUP OF YOUR DATA/MACHINE!!! If you have installed Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 in the domain see the following article first, Exchange requirements otherwise follow the steps below – On the old server open DNS management console and check that you are running Active directory integrated zone (easier […]