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Just in case you are interested, here is a boiled down version of how to do this..<br />
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<a href="http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15558" rel="ugc">http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15558</a><br />
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ntdsutil command<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504</a><br />
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Just in case you are interested, here is a boiled down version of how to do this..

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15558 [http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15558]

ntdsutil command

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504 [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504]



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And this is a good article..<br />
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Backup/Restore the System State on your Windows 2000 server.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jsifaq.com/sube/tip2000/rh2003.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.jsifaq.com/sube/tip2000/rh2003.htm</a>
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And this is a good article..

Backup/Restore the System State on your Windows 2000 server.

http://www.jsifaq.com/sube/tip2000/rh2003.htm [http://www.jsifaq.com/sube/tip2000/rh2003.htm]

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Thanks.. &nbsp;good luck with your testing..!!<br />
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FE
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Thanks..  good luck with your testing..!!

FE

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I'm trying to create an exact copy of our live network in a test lab environment for future testing. &nbsp;We currently have 2 W2K Servers, and i've just added a third DC. &nbsp;Used the active directory wizard, and everything worked fine. &nbsp;Now i want to remove the third server from the live network, and have it be the DC for my testlab. &nbsp;If i use DCPROMO and select &quot;This server is the last domain controller in the domain&quot;, will this remove the server from the live network, and if so will it mess up my live W2K servers?
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I'm trying to create an exact copy of our live network in a test lab environment for future testing.  We currently have 2 W2K Servers, and i've just added a third DC.  Used the active directory wizard, and everything worked fine.  Now i want to remove the third server from the live network, and have it be the DC for my testlab.  If i use DCPROMO and select "This server is the last domain controller in the domain", will this remove the server from the live network, and if so will it mess up my live W2K servers?

Replica of W2K Server for my Test Lab

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.