Transferring data like printer connections and DHCP reservations from/to Server 2003

[mohaughn]

Aard- That would be for a domain controller or GC. DHCP and printer settings can't be automatically exported to a new machine through the use of AD.

[ech0]

neat! I just learned something

[caveman8fb]

Where I have reboot, you can probably get away with just restarting netlogon and spooler services.

I have always been surprised how many people are scared to play in the registry. I do lots of stuff like moving software from one server to another by just copying registry entries for the software and services, saves you from having to re-install when you don't have a clue as to where the cd is located.

[Aardpsymon]

Or....you could just be organised and have all your software CDs in a rack?

Mohaughn - as I say, I wasn't watching too closely. I had the joy of uninstalling 5 pieces of software from 200 machines at the time.

[phishphreek]

Aardpsymon:
We typically copy all intallation media to some network storage. We're horrible for keeping track of media... so as soon as I get my hands on it, it's dumped to disk. As we get new versions, I'll either move the old versions to an archive or just delete it.

Caveman:
Thanks for the DHCP tip. I need to move my DHCP servers very soon... but I'm changing IP schemes. I was dredding doing it one by one. I can probably just find/replace in the dumped file and then import that. I'll toy around with it.