Upgrade AD to 2008

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  1. adprep /forestprep
    1. Perform system state backup
    2. Run on schema master (confirm: netdom query fsmo)
    3. All DCs must be up
    4. Confirm replication is working (confirm: repadmin /showreps)
    5. Must be a member of Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, and Schema Admins
    6. W2000 SP4 or later
  2. adprep /domainprep
    1. Complete adprep /forestprep
    2. Run as a member of Domain Admins
    3. W2000 Native mode or later
    4. Access to Infrastructure Master
    5. Changes from adprep /forestprep must replicate to Infrastructure Master first
  3. adprep /domainprep /gpprep
    1. Complete adprep /domainprep
    2. Confirm GPO GUIDs exist for "Default Domain" and "Default Domain Controller"
      1. dir \\%domain%\sysvol\%domain.name.com%\policies\{31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}
      2. dir \\%domain%\sysvol\%domain.name.com%\policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}
  4. adprep /rodcprep
    1. Run as a member of Domain Admins and Enterprise Admins
    2. Able to connect to all Infrastructure Master role holders in forest

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