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Hello,<br />
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I just ran the adprep32 /forestprep on my windows 2003R2 DC in preparation for my first 2008R2 DC. &nbsp;After the instructions it says wait for things to replicate before proceeding to the /domain prep.<br />
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How do I verify that the forestprep was successfully replicated?
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Hello,

I just ran the adprep32 /forestprep on my windows 2003R2 DC in preparation for my first 2008R2 DC.  After the instructions it says wait for things to replicate before proceeding to the /domain prep.

How do I verify that the forestprep was successfully replicated?

Verify ADprep worked

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

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.