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Windows Server 2003/2008 compatibility issues

loss4wordsloss4words Member Posts: 165 ■■■□□□□□□□
in MCTS / MCITP on Windows 2008 General
Hi everyone,

Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong section. If I have a domain with only Windows 2003 servers and wanted to start deploying Windows Server 2008, are there any specific compatibility issues I should be looking at or anything in particular I need to know so that I don't run into any unexpected problems? Sorry for being such a newbie.

Thanks.
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    DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    There shouldn't be any compatibility issues. The only potential problem that I can think of is if you have 2003 DC's you won't be able to increase the functional level to 2008.
    Decide what to be and go be it.
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    earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Don't forget to do adprep /forestprep
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
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    Hyper-MeHyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059
    earweed wrote: »
    Don't forget to do adprep /forestprep


    and adprep /domainprep, but only if they will be domain controllers.

    You don't need to do anything special to add 2008 member servers.
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