Very good suggestion, in case of business emergency. My experience with Microsoft support has been excellent. We have an "Essential Support" agreement which can be used for all Microsoft products. I rely on this listserv for comments from practitioners, yet reply on the vendor to help me with difficult problems, including disasters. ________________________________ From: MJ [mailto:mjtech@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sat 3/4/2006 4:50 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange & Active Directory http://www.MSExchange.org/ Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support -----Original Message----- From: rolamohammed [mailto:rolamohammed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 2:13 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange & Active Directory http://www.MSExchange.org/ Dear All, We were having a Server As Domain Controller called DC1.Mydomain.com this server had several OU and each OU inside it, and it has a group Policy applied to it. we used to take the Backup of This server as :- 1- System State . 2- SYSVOL Folder. for some resoans, this server has been formatted and completely formatted. Now, i did not take a backup from the Group Policy which i assigned to the Users OU at all. I want to implement the same group policy on the same OU as Before . So, i am thinking of another IDEA, Please Follow it with me. 1- As long as i have the Backup from the Domain Controller which is SYSTEM STATE & SYSVOL , i will install Windows Server 2003 on onther server & i will create the Domain Controller with the same name but without any Configurations at all on ( New Server ) . 2-Once the Windows Server 2003 installed and configured completely , i will restart it , and i will choose F8 to choose ( Active Directory Disaster Receovery Mode ) . 3- i will restore the Backup as we know. But , while i am doing it, i Discover that, i forget the Password of the Domain Controller in Disaster recovery mode , & i found that , i am Unable to Login , at F8 Choice . Please, can any one Help me & guide me , to see what is going on & how to solve this situation in Order to solve it . as soon as possible . Please Urgent Help. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: mjtech@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: rlawson@xxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx