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Cannot run Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Preparation Wizard

Asked by legalsrl in Essential Business Server, SBS Small Business Server

Tags: EBS 2008, Preparation Wizard

Morning All,

When I try to run the EBS 2008 Preparation Wizard, I get an error saying that

Error: A list of servers could not be collected from Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Ensure that your network is functioning correctly and that this computer can access AD DS.

My network is an SBS2003 network with all of the services running fine.

I can't run this from either a machine or a server.

From what I'm led to believe, the issue seems to be with WMI, but I'm not so hot on WMI and the best practices for a SBS 2003 network.

I also use Spiceworks to tell me the state of my network, and that's running fine and providing me with all the correct information.

Where should I start ?

Thanks
Simon

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Cannot run Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Preparation Wizard

Asked by legalsrl in Essential Business Server, SBS Small Business Server

Tags: EBS 2008, Preparation Wizard

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