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If it is still setup as a domain controller, you will need to run DCPromo on it and demote it so it is a standard member server instead of a DC.<br />
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Once this has happened you can change domain membership etc.
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If it is still setup as a domain controller, you will need to run DCPromo on it and demote it so it is a standard member server instead of a DC.

Once this has happened you can change domain membership etc.

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ok i have done with dcpromo...<br />
it was taking too long more than 2 hours...<br />
so i jsut end the program..<br />
when i tried to log in again...<br />
cant login coz netlog on service not running.....<br />
Wondering what to do now...<br />

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ok i have done with dcpromo...
it was taking too long more than 2 hours...
so i jsut end the program..
when i tried to log in again...
cant login coz netlog on service not running.....
Wondering what to do now...


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ok...i have done....<br />
now im adding win 2003 to win 2000...<br />
thank you so much.....
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ok...i have done....
now im adding win 2003 to win 2000...
thank you so much.....

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DEar Members,<br />
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Currently i have windows 2000 as the domain controller. &nbsp;( HQ)<br />
Earlier there was a server WIn 2003 which was operating as a domain controller in another branch. <br />
Now the branch is closed and brought back this win 2003 server to HQ.<br />
Now my task is to add this win 2003 (just like another computer) to this win 2000 domain controller.<br />
Pre, i could just change the domain name of another computer which we brought back frm the bracnh and its working just like other computers i my office.<br />
But i couldnt do the same with win 2003. Im sure there is a different way of doing it. <br />
Hoping some helping methods from experts. thank you 
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DEar Members,

Currently i have windows 2000 as the domain controller.  ( HQ)
Earlier there was a server WIn 2003 which was operating as a domain controller in another branch. 
Now the branch is closed and brought back this win 2003 server to HQ.
Now my task is to add this win 2003 (just like another computer) to this win 2000 domain controller.
Pre, i could just change the domain name of another computer which we brought back frm the bracnh and its working just like other computers i my office.
But i couldnt do the same with win 2003. Im sure there is a different way of doing it. 
Hoping some helping methods from experts. thank you 

Adding Win 2003 into Win 2000

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).

Windows Server 2003

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.