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Thanks<br />
That's what I did in the end and it worked. For your ref I did have a theory that the server's DNS setting was pointing to another DNS server and thus it couldn't find its own domain. I didn't check this before I rebuilt so can't tell you if this was true but if anyone has the same problem it is worth checking.<br />
Muro<br />

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Thanks
That's what I did in the end and it worked. For your ref I did have a theory that the server's DNS setting was pointing to another DNS server and thus it couldn't find its own domain. I didn't check this before I rebuilt so can't tell you if this was true but if anyone has the same problem it is worth checking.
Muro


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Once an MS server has been configured as a domain controller, there is no going back. &nbsp;MS forces you to reinstall in order to join or create a new domain.<br />
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Once an MS server has been configured as a domain controller, there is no going back.  MS forces you to reinstall in order to join or create a new domain.

--M

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That was true with NT4 but with 2000 you can use DCpromo to promote or demote a server from member or standalone server to a domain controller and back again.<br />
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Muro
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That was true with NT4 but with 2000 you can use DCpromo to promote or demote a server from member or standalone server to a domain controller and back again.

Muro

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I have just removed all PCs from a W2k domain and I now want ot demote the only DC to a stand alone<br />
When I run dcpromo it comes up with an error message &quot;Unable to find or contact the specified domain or Forest&quot;. I can't get any further than that. I have plugged it ainto a hub and even attached one of the old PCs to the domain again but get nowhere. I want to demaote it to stand alone so that it can become a DC in another domain.<br />
Will reinstall the OS if there are no other suggestions.<br />
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Any Ideas?<br />
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Muro<br />
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I have just removed all PCs from a W2k domain and I now want ot demote the only DC to a stand alone
When I run dcpromo it comes up with an error message "Unable to find or contact the specified domain or Forest". I can't get any further than that. I have plugged it ainto a hub and even attached one of the old PCs to the domain again but get nowhere. I want to demaote it to stand alone so that it can become a DC in another domain.
Will reinstall the OS if there are no other suggestions.

Any Ideas?


Muro



Unable to demote the last DC in 2000 domain

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