You need to run adprep forestprep and adprep domainprep. But it'll still be a 2003 domain until you update the other DCs and bump the FFL or DFL.
From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@all-mode.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server 2k8 in 2k3 domain as a DC I think this has been asked in the past, but I don't remember the answer. Can a Windows Server 2008 Std SP2 be a DC in a Windows 2003 Domain? Would I need to run a domain prep for the 2008 server? Todd Lemmiksoo Network Administrator All-Mode Communications, Inc. 1725 Dryden Road Freeville, New York 13068 (607) 347-4164 x440 1-877-ALLMODE (toll free) http://www.all-mode.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
