DHCP Migration from windows server 2000 to windows server 2003

Hello All

I have windows server 2000 machine acting as DHCP and DNS server , I have to
migrate to a new machine that will be run on windows 2003 server standard
edition

I searched though Microsoft support site and I found a great article that
explain how to do so
the article URL is : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473

the article discuss the usage of a tool called "DHCPEXIM" and command
called "Jetpack", I downloaded it and start apply the steps in the article
but I got some errors messages that I can not understand

When I started DHCPEXIM I got the error: "Error initialization and reading
the service configuration the system can not find the path specified"
I tried to restart the service and restart the server

Please Please help me , this is very important to me because the DHCP has
more than 150 scoup and it will be so hard the do so it manually

Thanks alot
Amr

"Amr Salah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:OfzGi#(E-Mail Removed):

> Hello All
>
> I have windows server 2000 machine acting as DHCP and DNS server , I
> have to migrate to a new machine that will be run on windows 2003
> server standard edition
>
> I searched though Microsoft support site and I found a great article
> that explain how to do so
> the article URL is : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473
>
> the article discuss the usage of a tool called "DHCPEXIM" and command
> called "Jetpack", I downloaded it and start apply the steps in the
> article but I got some errors messages that I can not understand
>
> When I started DHCPEXIM I got the error: "Error initialization and
> reading the service configuration the system can not find the path
> specified" I tried to restart the service and restart the server
>
> Please Please help me , this is very important to me because the DHCP
> has more than 150 scoup and it will be so hard the do so it manually
>
> Thanks alot
> Amr
>
>
>
>

Hi Amr --

You might want to check the database path in DHCP to verify that the DHCP
database is stored in the default location. (The default database path is
documented in the DHCP Help.)

Also make sure you are logged on as a Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin
before running the dhcpexim.exe tool.


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Dear James McIllece

thanks for your replay ,
I'm sure that the DHCP database is in the default path and also I have the
Admin Login to that server

I'll be grateful to hear your comments

Amr




"James McIllece [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Amr Salah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:OfzGi#(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Hello All
>>
>> I have windows server 2000 machine acting as DHCP and DNS server , I
>> have to migrate to a new machine that will be run on windows 2003
>> server standard edition
>>
>> I searched though Microsoft support site and I found a great article
>> that explain how to do so
>> the article URL is : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473
>>
>> the article discuss the usage of a tool called "DHCPEXIM" and command
>> called "Jetpack", I downloaded it and start apply the steps in the
>> article but I got some errors messages that I can not understand
>>
>> When I started DHCPEXIM I got the error: "Error initialization and
>> reading the service configuration the system can not find the path
>> specified" I tried to restart the service and restart the server
>>
>> Please Please help me , this is very important to me because the DHCP
>> has more than 150 scoup and it will be so hard the do so it manually
>>
>> Thanks alot
>> Amr
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hi Amr --
>
> You might want to check the database path in DHCP to verify that the DHCP
> database is stored in the default location. (The default database path is
> documented in the DHCP Help.)
>
> Also make sure you are logged on as a Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin
> before running the dhcpexim.exe tool.
>
>
> --
> James McIllece, Microsoft
>
> Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is my online
> account
> name for newsgroup participation only.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.

Hello All,
I'm still waiting for your ideas

Now I have a new idea , but I'm not sure that will pass succefully
I thought to divide the migration process into 2 phases
step one:
move to a new Hardware Machine with Windows server 2000 that I already have
then move the DHCP database to this new server
step two:
upgrade from widows server 2000 to 2003 standard
my question is can I upgrade from server 2000 to server 2003 using the
standard windows server 2003 Media , I mean it is not upgrade version of
windows server 2003

thanks a lot , waiting for your replay
Yours
Amr

"Amr Salah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dear James McIllece
>
> thanks for your replay ,
> I'm sure that the DHCP database is in the default path and also I have
> the Admin Login to that server
>
> I'll be grateful to hear your comments
>
> Amr
>
>
>
>
> "James McIllece [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns98C99CED222D9jamesmcionlinemicros@207.46.2 48.16...
>> "Amr Salah" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:OfzGi#(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I have windows server 2000 machine acting as DHCP and DNS server , I
>>> have to migrate to a new machine that will be run on windows 2003
>>> server standard edition
>>>
>>> I searched though Microsoft support site and I found a great article
>>> that explain how to do so
>>> the article URL is : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473
>>>
>>> the article discuss the usage of a tool called "DHCPEXIM" and command
>>> called "Jetpack", I downloaded it and start apply the steps in the
>>> article but I got some errors messages that I can not understand
>>>
>>> When I started DHCPEXIM I got the error: "Error initialization and
>>> reading the service configuration the system can not find the path
>>> specified" I tried to restart the service and restart the server
>>>
>>> Please Please help me , this is very important to me because the DHCP
>>> has more than 150 scoup and it will be so hard the do so it manually
>>>
>>> Thanks alot
>>> Amr
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hi Amr --
>>
>> You might want to check the database path in DHCP to verify that the DHCP
>> database is stored in the default location. (The default database path is
>> documented in the DHCP Help.)
>>
>> Also make sure you are logged on as a Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin
>> before running the dhcpexim.exe tool.
>>
>>
>> --
>> James McIllece, Microsoft
>>
>> Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is my online
>> account
>> name for newsgroup participation only.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>
>