EnOYiN
Headphoneus Supremus
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So, here is the problem:
We've got a server here. It runs on Windows 2003 and is a domain controller. On this server runs active directory. There is nothing wrong with it at this moment except for the fact that this server is old. ( 5 years or older) It is still running without any problems though.
Because we would like to avoid a crash in the future we bought a new server to replace the old one.
My question for you guys is: How am I supposed to get the AD from the old server to the new server?
I have already tried a disaster recovery restoration, but without succes. When the computers reboots I can't do anything and I am getting an error which says that the HAL.dll is not working all too well. I expected this so no worries there. However, when trying to run an inplace upgrade repair Windows fails to give me that option. ( I fixed the boot.ini myself) Is there a way to get that repair install going somehow?
Aside from this I was stupid enough to not make a backup of the HAL.dll of the new 2003 server while it was still running well. My second question is whether there there is a chance that everything will work when I am copying the correct HAL.dll over the wrong one?
If you've got other suggestions for me on how to do this I would love to hear it. I would really like to avoid having to reconfigure the AD.
If you think that what I am trying to do is pointless and will never work, think a little longer and if you really can't find a solution to this problem don't hesitate to tell me just that.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Would this tool be any good?
We've got a server here. It runs on Windows 2003 and is a domain controller. On this server runs active directory. There is nothing wrong with it at this moment except for the fact that this server is old. ( 5 years or older) It is still running without any problems though.
Because we would like to avoid a crash in the future we bought a new server to replace the old one.
My question for you guys is: How am I supposed to get the AD from the old server to the new server?
I have already tried a disaster recovery restoration, but without succes. When the computers reboots I can't do anything and I am getting an error which says that the HAL.dll is not working all too well. I expected this so no worries there. However, when trying to run an inplace upgrade repair Windows fails to give me that option. ( I fixed the boot.ini myself) Is there a way to get that repair install going somehow?
Aside from this I was stupid enough to not make a backup of the HAL.dll of the new 2003 server while it was still running well. My second question is whether there there is a chance that everything will work when I am copying the correct HAL.dll over the wrong one?
If you've got other suggestions for me on how to do this I would love to hear it. I would really like to avoid having to reconfigure the AD.
If you think that what I am trying to do is pointless and will never work, think a little longer and if you really can't find a solution to this problem don't hesitate to tell me just that.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Would this tool be any good?