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Thanks. &nbsp;I was actually on the phone with Microsoft before I saw the post and they confirmed.
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Thanks.  I was actually on the phone with Microsoft before I saw the post and they confirmed.

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I have a domain controller with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise on it. &nbsp;We are installing a second domain controller with Server 2003 Standard R2. &nbsp;I know I need to run ADPREP on the first server, but do I need to run it from a 2003 Enterprise R2 disk or can it be done from the 2003 Standard R2 disk? &nbsp;I got a little bit confused about this when I read the following article: <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917385" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917385</a><br />
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I have a domain controller with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise on it.  We are installing a second domain controller with Server 2003 Standard R2.  I know I need to run ADPREP on the first server, but do I need to run it from a 2003 Enterprise R2 disk or can it be done from the 2003 Standard R2 disk?  I got a little bit confused about this when I read the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917385

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Do I need to run ADPREP from 2003 Enterprise Server or 2003 Standard Server

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).