We were in the same boat last year. We ended up virtualizing the servers, and then upgrading them to Windows Server 2003 and testing. That is not a supported configuration from the vendor, but we decided that was the lesser of the 2 evils. So far no issues.
Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: David Lum <david....@nwea.org> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 06/22/2011 03:56 PM Subject: Windows 2000 machines on your network How big of deal would it be to you guys if you re-realized you have 4 Windows 2000 servers on your network – not file/print, but stuff that supports the phone system. I see big security hole, but not sure how hard to pitch “we really need to get those off our wire”. David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin