From: John Cuccia 

Can't an NT4 xDC be upgraded to W2K without installing Active Directory,
and won't the W2K box server as an NT4-style domain controller in that
case?

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:24:33 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

>It would be a big effort for no gain, in fact it would be a step backwards
>for anyone who doesn't need any active directory features.
>
>Geo.
>
>"Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
>news:3E87FF7C.82AC6BCA{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
>> It wouldn't be too bad if it was as simple as just doing an upgrade but
>it's not.  Win2k Server deployment would probably be a
>> company-wide initiative and require an Active Directory structure
>designing first.  It'd be a big effort to deploy in large organisations
>> that run stable, perfectly usable NT4 server installations.
>>
>> Chris.
>

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