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You need to use NTDSUTIL to run a metadata cleanup. Follow the instructions on the following page:<br />
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<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc736378%28v=ws.10%29.aspx" rel="ugc">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc736378%28v=ws.10%29.aspx</a>
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You need to use NTDSUTIL to run a metadata cleanup. Follow the instructions on the following page:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc736378%28v=ws.10%29.aspx [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc736378%28v=ws.10%29.aspx]

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To perform regular metadata cleanup as stated you use the NTDSUtil command. Another thing i would suggest is make sure that you check your _msdcs.domain.com folder under your FQDN Primary Zone. Check all of the folders in there to ensure that there are no more remnants of this 2003 Domain Controller in any of the SRV records location.<br />
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You will also want to make sure that you check site and services as well to ensure that the computer objects are also removed. <br />
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In the past using NTDSUtil i have had occasions where these areas where not cleaned up and i had to manually go in a remove these objects. If you see them after using NTDSUtil you can simply delete them. <br />
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Will.
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To perform regular metadata cleanup as stated you use the NTDSUtil command. Another thing i would suggest is make sure that you check your _msdcs.domain.com folder under your FQDN Primary Zone. Check all of the folders in there to ensure that there are no more remnants of this 2003 Domain Controller in any of the SRV records location.

You will also want to make sure that you check site and services as well to ensure that the computer objects are also removed.

In the past using NTDSUtil i have had occasions where these areas where not cleaned up and i had to manually go in a remove these objects. If you see them after using NTDSUtil you can simply delete them.

Will.

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Hi Will <br />
thanks for reply . Would it possible to that if you send me some links.<br />
thanks
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Hi Will
thanks for reply . Would it possible to that if you send me some links.
thanks

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How to remove Domain controller windows server 2003 form active directory ,that already been switched off .<br />
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How to remove Domain controller windows server 2003 form active directory ,that already been switched off .

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How to remove orphaned domains from 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

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

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.