how to move WINS from server 2003 to server 2008

[Imran]

Hi

i am doing inter forest migration using ADMT 3.1 from server 2003 to server
2008 new forest.

i have WINS setup on my existing PDC server
My domain is single lable domain thats the main reaon i have to do
interforest, domain renaming will ruine my exchange envroment so i dont
watnts to go that path.

can some one help me provide step by step to move my WINS settings from 2003
env to 2008 server.

Thanks
Imran.

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Imran,

Aside from some software engineering changes that make WINS less vulnerable
to malicious attack, WINS 2008 functionality has not changed from that available
in Windows Server 2003.

backup:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc727901.aspx

restore:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc727960.aspx

[Carley]

You can try to run mixed environments with 32/64bit if you want but Windows Server 2008 R2 is only 64bit available. If you dont want to test the migration steps then you can run into some issues but profiles are independent from the DC upgrade or migration part. You can also take a look at this article to get more information: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archi...r-2008-r2.aspx

[Sabastiaan]

Check the Technet online article on How to Upgrade Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 on this url address - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...94(WS.10).aspx. Because you can run into the trouble of getting the Active Directory database corrupted, it is always recommended that you should better perform a full backup of Active Directory first. After that only proceed with the migration process.