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Thanks for the quick reply, so once i've fun dc promo, will all the AD History be removed?
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Thanks for the quick reply, so once i've fun dc promo, will all the AD History be removed?

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HI, i have a test lab which currently has 5 very small domains, (2 - 3 machines each, just for testing software). I want to add a parent domain which could host MS Exchange and Windows Update server and Anti Virus etc. Once i've created the parent domain i would like to add the other 5 below it. I would prefer to delete the other domains one by one because they need updating (Im a software engineer and they were my first attempts at Systems work and the DNS is all over the place) So my plan would be to remove each machine from a domain and then somehow delete the domain so i can install a new one (New name, child of new parent domain and then add the machines back in) and then re setup the dns. Can anyone please let me know the easiest way to remove these domains<br />
Thanks
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HI, i have a test lab which currently has 5 very small domains, (2 - 3 machines each, just for testing software). I want to add a parent domain which could host MS Exchange and Windows Update server and Anti Virus etc. Once i've created the parent domain i would like to add the other 5 below it. I would prefer to delete the other domains one by one because they need updating (Im a software engineer and they were my first attempts at Systems work and the DNS is all over the place) So my plan would be to remove each machine from a domain and then somehow delete the domain so i can install a new one (New name, child of new parent domain and then add the machines back in) and then re setup the dns. Can anyone please let me know the easiest way to remove these domains
Thanks

How easy is it to remove an Active Directory domain and re-install?

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).