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DCPromo Rollback: Recovering accounts & files
I have a Windows 2000 Advanced Server that was a Domain Controller. I ran dcpromo on it to convert it to a standalone server, but when I did, I lost all of the user acccounts, as well as the files associated with the user accounts. Is there anyway to recover the files associated with those user accounts (e.g., Outlook Express address book, Excel spreadsheets, MS Word docs., etc.)
Seth
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We used GetDataNT and it worked great. Thanks.
do you mean GetDataBack for NTFS?
ThanQ
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Yes. GetDataBack for NTFS.
Fantastic - Glad you got fixed up :)
You have lost the accounts permanently, unless you had a backup and can restore the system state.
The files will still be stored on the machine under "Documents and Settings" where there is a folder for each user. Do a search on the root for a known filename and you should have no trouble finding your lost files.
Cheers
JamesDS