Hi! I have a customer with an old server where they are running sbs2000 running exchange 2000. Want to replace the server with windows std2003 x64 and exchange 2007. How is that done the easyest way? /Rune

Rune, if you have gotten an answer on this question from any other forum, could you be so kind as to forward me the link? I am going from 2003 on a 2000 server to a 2007 Exchange on a 2008 server (64) I was hoping to find a whitepaper that may go through steps and check lists. -Todd

>> 1.) Join the new machine into the network.>> 2.) update the schema on the SBS network.>> 3.) dcpromo the new machine to be a domain controller on the SBS>> network. Make it a Global Catalog Server. Make _SURE_ that full AD>> propogation occurs. (Hint: DISABLE the Windows Firewall Services>> using Services.msc.) >> 4.) Move mailboxes from Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange 2007 Server.>> 4B) Replicate public folders, etc, and finish up with removing the first> Exchange server in the ORG>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931>>> 5.) shutdown SBS Server.>> 6.) at the console of the new server, run NTDSUtil and seize the 5>> FSMO roles to the new server, and also do a metadata cleanup to>> remove the SBS server>> 7.) using ADSIEdit, clean up any references to the old server>> 8.) Clean up DNS to remove any references to the old server>> 9.) Install DHCP, and set it up, with everyone pointing the new>> server as the DNS server.

Thanks! I will test it during the weeken. /Rune