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Where are the tools to rename a domain? Docs say \VALUEADD\MSFT\MGMT\DOMREN
I'm trying to rename a 2003 AD domain. It's trivial enough that I could rebuild the domain with a new name it but I'm trying to learn about this new 2003 feature.
This page http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/winsrvr/domainrename.mspx
has links to describe how to do the rename. One of those docs say that the tools are on the Server CD in the directory \VALUEADD\MSFT\MGMT\DOMREN
copy M:\valueadd\msft\mgmt\domr
I've got the MSDN CDs (as an MSDN subscriber) but checked several CDs and can't find the directory being referred to.
Where is this? Is it in CAB file? If so which one? There are three tools that I need to rename a 2003 AD DOMAIN.
Are these tools not on the MSDN subscriber CDs?
Thanks.
This page http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/winsrvr/domainrename.mspx
has links to describe how to do the rename. One of those docs say that the tools are on the Server CD in the directory \VALUEADD\MSFT\MGMT\DOMREN
copy M:\valueadd\msft\mgmt\domr
I've got the MSDN CDs (as an MSDN subscriber) but checked several CDs and can't find the directory being referred to.
Where is this? Is it in CAB file? If so which one? There are three tools that I need to rename a 2003 AD DOMAIN.
Are these tools not on the MSDN subscriber CDs?
Thanks.
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My bad. I think the official term is Doh!
For some reason, I thought the download was just the domren.exe program (with a different name). I tried opening it up on a Win2000 box and it said that it could not be run (something about the OS wasn't right), so I concluded (incorrectly) that this EXE was only the domren.exe program.
After GenErics comment, I figured I should try it on the 2003 box, so I did.
When I ran it (RenameDomain.exe) on a Win2003 box, an "install wizard" started and installed the two files needed in the directory C:\Program Files\Microsoft Domain Rename Tools. The two files needed were: rendom.exe and gpfixup.exe.
Thanks to everyone for the help. GinEric for stating the obvious (but what I missed, and hence the Doh!).
Thanks to "louy3" for saying these are not part of the MSDN CDs, and "rmurdockfed" for verifying that they were found on his CDs.
For some reason, I thought the download was just the domren.exe program (with a different name). I tried opening it up on a Win2000 box and it said that it could not be run (something about the OS wasn't right), so I concluded (incorrectly) that this EXE was only the domren.exe program.
After GenErics comment, I figured I should try it on the 2003 box, so I did.
When I ran it (RenameDomain.exe) on a Win2003 box, an "install wizard" started and installed the two files needed in the directory C:\Program Files\Microsoft Domain Rename Tools. The two files needed were: rendom.exe and gpfixup.exe.
Thanks to everyone for the help. GinEric for stating the obvious (but what I missed, and hence the Doh!).
Thanks to "louy3" for saying these are not part of the MSDN CDs, and "rmurdockfed" for verifying that they were found on his CDs.
Thanks steranka
The message about "you're using the wrong operating system" is common. What it should say is "the programming team that wrote the installer missed the check version for x64 systems using release 2." Of course it will install and run, but there is probably one line of code in the installer that prevents it because it does not recognise XP x64 as XP.
Silly, isn't it?
Told Microsoft about that one too, it should be fixed shortly.
The message about "you're using the wrong operating system" is common. What it should say is "the programming team that wrote the installer missed the check version for x64 systems using release 2." Of course it will install and run, but there is probably one line of code in the installer that prevents it because it does not recognise XP x64 as XP.
Silly, isn't it?
Told Microsoft about that one too, it should be fixed shortly.
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I'm also wondering where the tools are on the CDs?