Hi,

If I put a new Win2k member server on-line with the same name as an old
NT4 PDC, is it possible to keep the old NT4 box on-line but with a
different name (e.g. \\old_server).

The old PDC's domain is not being used, it only exists because I can't
demote it to a member server in our big new AD domain. It's basically a
"stand alone" file server.

The main purpose of this is to be able to get to stuff on the old server
in an emergency. I probably won't ever need to do this, but you never know!

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Yes, you can do this. Take a look at this KB:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

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"Gerry Hickman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If I put a new Win2k member server on-line with the same name as an old
> NT4 PDC, is it possible to keep the old NT4 box on-line but with a
> different name (e.g. \\old_server).
>
> The old PDC's domain is not being used, it only exists because I can't
> demote it to a member server in our big new AD domain. It's basically a
> "stand alone" file server.
>
> The main purpose of this is to be able to get to stuff on the old server
> in an emergency. I probably won't ever need to do this, but you never
know!
>
> --
> Gerry Hickman (London UK)
>

Brian Desmond [MVP] wrote:
> Yes, you can do this. Take a look at this KB:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1
>

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for.

This article also answers an old question I had about the "old" name
still being in server manager.

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Glad to hear it helped! Thanks for following up.

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Brian Desmond
Windows Server MVP
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Http://www.briandesmond.com


"Gerry Hickman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Brian Desmond [MVP] wrote:
> > Yes, you can do this. Take a look at this KB:
> >
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1
> >
>
> Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for.
>
> This article also answers an old question I had about the "old" name
> still being in server manager.
>
> --
> Gerry Hickman (London UK)
>