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Thanks for the reply. DHCP is managed via router. we have about 25 pcs in the domain with 80% on windows 2000 and the rest XP Pro. No backup available from the old server config. 
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Thanks for the reply. DHCP is managed via router. we have about 25 pcs in the domain with 80% on windows 2000 and the rest XP Pro. No backup available from the old server config.

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So what should i do about the other two servers that presently work as file and app servers?
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So what should i do about the other two servers that presently work as file and app servers?

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We had our Domain controller crash a few days ago, leaving a network without DC and two other servers that are basically just for data. We plan on adding a new DC to the exisiting network, setting everything up from scratch but utilizing the same domain details as before. The two other servers are running server 2000, the new DC will be server 2003. I would appreciate any advice on how best to go about this install, it will be my first time attempting this. Hope this makes sense.
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We had our Domain controller crash a few days ago, leaving a network without DC and two other servers that are basically just for data. We plan on adding a new DC to the exisiting network, setting everything up from scratch but utilizing the same domain details as before. The two other servers are running server 2000, the new DC will be server 2003. I would appreciate any advice on how best to go about this install, it will be my first time attempting this. Hope this makes sense.

Adding new DC to existing domain

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

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).