<div>
never had that happen, what happens if you try to output it to a text fiel<br />
dcdiag /v &gt;&nbsp;c:\dcdiagtest.txt<br />
see if that also cuts off or doesn't finish (post here if you are allowed)<br />
Thanks<br />
mike<br />

</div>


never had that happen, what happens if you try to output it to a text fiel
dcdiag /v > c:\dcdiagtest.txt
see if that also cuts off or doesn't finish (post here if you are allowed)
Thanks
mike


<div>
Try reinstalling in support tools &amp;&nbsp;scan for virus/worm which might be reason for the corruption of files.<br />
<br />
You can install support tools on other windows 2003 &amp;&nbsp;run dcdiag /s:domaincontroller_name see if it works.<br />

</div>


Try reinstalling in support tools & scan for virus/worm which might be reason for the corruption of files.

You can install support tools on other windows 2003 & run dcdiag /s:domaincontroller_name see if it works.


<div>
Nice one demazter... i should have thought of that too :) 
</div>


Nice one demazter... i should have thought of that too :)

<div>
Thanks Mike, think of me next time your talking to the MVP panel :)
</div>


Thanks Mike, think of me next time your talking to the MVP panel :)

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I found dcdiag on windows server 2003 disc (support&gt;tools). Tried to run it but it shuts itself down. Installed it on the machine and tried to run it from there. Same problem though. <br />
<br />
It's like it starts and says &quot;Doing initial required tests. Testing server: Default-First-Site\Brunnne<wbr />r-Server<br />
Starting Test: Connectivity&quot;<br />
<br />
and then all of a sudden the whole shell disappears?????
</div>
</div>


I found dcdiag on windows server 2003 disc (support>tools). Tried to run it but it shuts itself down. Installed it on the machine and tried to run it from there. Same problem though. 

It's like it starts and says "Doing initial required tests. Testing server: Default-First-Site\Brunnner-Server
Starting Test: Connectivity"

and then all of a sudden the whole shell disappears?????

DCDiag disappears

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).

Windows Server 2003

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.