[27] in winnt
Re: MITnet networking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Smyser)
Tue Jul 1 08:44:10 1997
In-Reply-To: <9706301400.AA01110@the-good.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 08:44:27 -0400
To: ccano@MIT.EDU
From: Rob Smyser <smyser@MIT.EDU>
Cc: winnt@MIT.EDU
At 10:00 AM -0400 6/30/97, ccano@MIT.EDU wrote:
>Rob,
>
>[...]
>Actually, I have another question. Do I have to choose to be a domain
>controller during install of NT Server, or can I set that later? If it can
>only be done at install, will re-installing now cause me to lose all my
>present applications (i.e., will I have to re-install all my software as
>well?) I'd hate to re-install NT only to find all my program groups are lost
>as happens with a 95-to-NT transition...
You do have to choose at the outset whether to be a domain controller.
That will apparently change in NT 5 but that's a long way off.
I am reasonably certain that you can become a domain controller as an
"upgrade" of your existing NT installation. I'd carefully read each of
those blue screens as they come up -- I think the domain controller
question comes before upgrade or replace question.
The 95-to-NT problem is one of incompatible registry formats (microsoft's
win95 left-hand not knowing about the winNT right-hand... that aspect of
the company is being fixed as part of NT 5). Going from NT to NT is
entirely less trouble all around. In self-defense, you may want to export
parts of your registry, to able to reload entries afterward if necessary.
Good luck!
Rob
--------
Rob Smyser
I/S Computing Help Desk, MIT, 11-226, 617.253.1358
smyser@mit.edu
