Migrating users from one domain to another(Interforest)

Scenario- Two Domains A & B in two different forests.
A - holds exchange server in DMZ and 2 domain controllers in A used by exchange also in DMZ
B holds all users and computers and 2 Domain controllers used for authentication .
Now I want to migrate all users and computers in B domain to A domain using ADMT
My question here is
1. Can I use the DCs used by exchange to authenticate if I migrate users and computers from B to A.
2. If not what is the work around here. I want to build an action plan on this.

After the migration users will be in Domain A. Authentication will happen locally in Domain A using Domain A DCs. Make sure you have correct DNS server (DNS from domain A) for these workstations.
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Please check the following article to change the registry key to change back to the default file type associations.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html
Please note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
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