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Windows 2003 Server Quiz
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John Doeis an administrator on a network that consists of a single Windows NT 4 domain with 4 Windows NT 4.0 servers and 900 workstations. John wants to add a Windows 2000 computer to his network as a domain controller in the existing domain.How can he p
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Install Windows NT 4.0 server on the new computer and designate it as a BDC in the existing domain, then promote it to a PDC and then upgrade the comp
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To upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 domain to Windows 2000, you must first install NT 4.0 as a BDC, promote it to PDC (so it has the user database), then upgrade to Windows 2000 and promote to domain controller. Option A is incorrect because upgrading directly without the NT 4.0 BDC step loses the domain database. Option C skips the critical NT 4.0 installation step. Option D incorrectly suggests creating a new domain instead of joining the existing one.