Upgrade from Active Directory 2000 to Active Directory 2003

Hi,

We have a 2000 Active Directory environment with 2 Domain controllers. We're
going to be upgrading to AD 2003 by running forest prep and then domain prep
on the schema master and then upgrading each domain controller to windows
2003.

The question I have is this. We also have Exchange 2000 in our environment.
At any time during the upgrade process of forest prep, domain prep. or the
win2k3 upgrade will there we any effect on clients trying to access email?

Thanks

 

Hi,

Nothing will affect the mail access but one thing you have to pay attention
is that: the schema is extended by exchange 2000 but now it will be
extended by Windows Server 2003 again.

Check the following article at section "Microsoft Exchange 2000 in Windows
2000 forests "

325379 How to upgrade Windows 2000 domain controllers to Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;325379

Thanks.

Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

======================================================
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
======================================================
When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
that others
may learn and benefit from this issue.
======================================================
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,and confers no rights.
======================================================



--------------------