I have a Windows 2000 domain with 6 servers running Windows 2000 spread
across 3 sites. I want to move to Windows 2003 and, reasonably soon,
replace all the 2000 servers with new servers so I don't really want to
upgrade the existing servers if I can avoid it.

Can I:

Run adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep on one of the servers
Wait for the changes to replicate
Install a new 2003 server
Run DCPromo on that new server

or should I:

install a "spare" server with Windows 2000
run dcpromo on that server
run adprep etc
upgrade that server to Windows 2003
install a new 2003 server and run dcpromo
remove the "spare" server

or is there a better way. I've read KB article 325379 but it seems to
assume that I'm going to upgrade existing hardware.

Steve
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