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What event ID (code number and source) do you get?
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What event ID (code number and source) do you get?

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Event ID 4015 &nbsp;sc &nbsp; 0000: 51 &nbsp;00 &nbsp;00 &nbsp;00 &nbsp; <br />
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then &nbsp; event id 4004 &nbsp;sc &nbsp;0000: &nbsp;2a &nbsp;23 &nbsp;00 &nbsp;00<br />
the dns server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of zone. &nbsp;<br />
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Event ID 4015  sc   0000: 51  00  00  00  


then   event id 4004  sc  0000:  2a  23  00  00
the dns server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of zone.  





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 Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. &nbsp;The extended eror debug information (which may be empty) is &quot;&quot;&nbsp;&quot;&quot;. &nbsp;The event data contains the error. &nbsp;I believe this is stopping my exchange server from running also. &nbsp;How can i fix this?
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 Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly.  The extended eror debug information (which may be empty) is "" "".  The event data contains the error.  I believe this is stopping my exchange server from running also.  How can i fix this?

THE DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).