NT4 SP5 workstation with windows 2003 DC and NT4 BDC

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Imulet

HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5 that
I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications running.
I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack

I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller and
make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is running
from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that are running
NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to Windows 2003. I
will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.

Thanks in advance.
Imulet
 
Imulet said:
HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5
that I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications
running.
Click to expand...
I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack
Click to expand...

What applications will support (the buggy) SP5 and will not support
SP6a + HotFixes?

It is (very) foolish to run NT without the latest fixes unless you
1) have ZERO choice AND 2) are completely secure including
from (other) local sources.
I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller
and make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is
running from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that
are running NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to
Windows 2003. I will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.
Click to expand...

It's no big deal to use NT with Win2003, and theorectically at least
SP4 is sufficient.

It is a good idea to also apply the "DSClient" Upgrage (available from
the MS website, especially when using Win2003 (as opposed to 2000.)
 
Thanks Herb for quick reply. As you mentioned SP4 is enough to login to
Windows 2003 domain. is it without DS Client installed. I mean if I dont do
anything with the client and leave them as is with NT4 with SP5, can we
login them after NT4 PDC is upgraded to Windows 2003 domain controller with
NT 4 BDCs?

Thanks
Imulet

Herb Martin said:
Imulet said:
HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5
that I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications
running.
Click to expand...
I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack
Click to expand...

What applications will support (the buggy) SP5 and will not support
SP6a + HotFixes?

It is (very) foolish to run NT without the latest fixes unless you
1) have ZERO choice AND 2) are completely secure including
from (other) local sources.
I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller
and make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is
running from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that
are running NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to
Windows 2003. I will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.
Click to expand...

It's no big deal to use NT with Win2003, and theorectically at least
SP4 is sufficient.

It is a good idea to also apply the "DSClient" Upgrage (available from
the MS website, especially when using Win2003 (as opposed to 2000.)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]
Click to expand...
 
Imulet said:
Thanks Herb for quick reply. As you mentioned SP4 is enough to login to
Windows 2003 domain. is it without DS Client installed. I mean if I dont
do anything with the client and leave them as is with NT4 with SP5, can we
login them after NT4 PDC is upgraded to Windows 2003 domain controller
with NT 4 BDCs?
Click to expand...

My understanding is "yes" but you still haven't indicated which
app(s) NEED SP5....

This is very unsafe. Given time you will almost certainly get
virus infected unless your physical security is EXTREME.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks
Imulet

Herb Martin said:
Imulet said:
HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5
that I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications
running.
Click to expand...
I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack
Click to expand...

What applications will support (the buggy) SP5 and will not support
SP6a + HotFixes?

It is (very) foolish to run NT without the latest fixes unless you
1) have ZERO choice AND 2) are completely secure including
from (other) local sources.
I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller
and make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is
running from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that
are running NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to
Windows 2003. I will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.
Click to expand...

It's no big deal to use NT with Win2003, and theorectically at least
SP4 is sufficient.

It is a good idea to also apply the "DSClient" Upgrage (available from
the MS website, especially when using Win2003 (as opposed to 2000.)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]
Click to expand...
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Infact these PCs are not in our control and running some proprietry
applications, and their admin says that they need specific version of IE
which is available with SP5 and if you upgrade to SP6, IE is also upgraded.

Herb Martin said:
Imulet said:
Thanks Herb for quick reply. As you mentioned SP4 is enough to login to
Windows 2003 domain. is it without DS Client installed. I mean if I dont
do anything with the client and leave them as is with NT4 with SP5, can
we login them after NT4 PDC is upgraded to Windows 2003 domain controller
with NT 4 BDCs?
Click to expand...

My understanding is "yes" but you still haven't indicated which
app(s) NEED SP5....

This is very unsafe. Given time you will almost certainly get
virus infected unless your physical security is EXTREME.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks
Imulet

Herb Martin said:
HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5
that I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications
running.

I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack

What applications will support (the buggy) SP5 and will not support
SP6a + HotFixes?

It is (very) foolish to run NT without the latest fixes unless you
1) have ZERO choice AND 2) are completely secure including
from (other) local sources.

I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller
and make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is
running from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that
are running NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to
Windows 2003. I will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.

It's no big deal to use NT with Win2003, and theorectically at least
SP4 is sufficient.

It is a good idea to also apply the "DSClient" Upgrage (available from
the MS website, especially when using Win2003 (as opposed to 2000.)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Infact these PCs are not in our control and running some proprietry
applications, and their admin says that they need specific version of IE
which is available with SP5 and if you upgrade to SP6, IE is also upgraded.

Herb Martin said:
Imulet said:
Thanks Herb for quick reply. As you mentioned SP4 is enough to login to
Windows 2003 domain. is it without DS Client installed. I mean if I dont
do anything with the client and leave them as is with NT4 with SP5, can
we login them after NT4 PDC is upgraded to Windows 2003 domain controller
with NT 4 BDCs?
Click to expand...

My understanding is "yes" but you still haven't indicated which
app(s) NEED SP5....

This is very unsafe. Given time you will almost certainly get
virus infected unless your physical security is EXTREME.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks
Imulet

Herb Martin said:
HI all

I have an NT 4 domain with one PDC and 4 BDCs. On the client side, I am
running mostly windows XP but around 20 Windows NT workstation with SP5
that I cannot ugprade now because there are some important applications
running.

I cannot upgrade client OS as well as Service pack

What applications will support (the buggy) SP5 and will not support
SP6a + HotFixes?

It is (very) foolish to run NT without the latest fixes unless you
1) have ZERO choice AND 2) are completely secure including
from (other) local sources.

I have plan to upgrade Windows NT PDC to Windows 2003 domain controller
and make it a new child domain under our forest root domain which is
running from before. i am only concerned about 20 NT4 workstations that
are running NT SP5, would they be able to login after PDC upgrade to
Windows 2003. I will leave NT 4 BDCs as is for now.

It's no big deal to use NT with Win2003, and theorectically at least
SP4 is sufficient.

It is a good idea to also apply the "DSClient" Upgrage (available from
the MS website, especially when using Win2003 (as opposed to 2000.)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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I could be wrong but that isn't my recollection.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
<snip>
if you upgrade to SP6, IE is also upgraded.
<snip>
 
Dave Patrick said:
I could be wrong but that isn't my recollection.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
<snip>
if you upgrade to SP6, IE is also upgraded.
<snip>
Click to expand...


And chance are an old IE is even more dangerous unless
you completely lock these machine from visiting the Internet
and most anywhere else.

Stuff that old is just not safe.
 
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