Al, I did try this before (on your advice!) and it didn't work. I guess there must have been 'other' problems I didn't know about or couldn't explain! ...Spence -----Original Message----- From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 12 February 2004 20:48 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: FW: Disaster Recovery Exchange 2K with Win 2K AD http://www.MSExchange.org/ Ipconfig /register didn't help? Or even netdiag /fix ? -----Original Message----- From: Spencer Read [mailto:spencer@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:46 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: FW: Disaster Recovery Exchange 2K with Win2K AD http://www.MSExchange.org/ I have also run into this problem, and after searching for about 3 weeks I gave up and rebuilt the server. My problem was something to do with DNS that wouldn't allow DC's to be added. I had uninstalled and reinstalled DNS, tried numerous things off the KB and still got the same errors! You can backup exchange and restore it to a different box, I didn't backup the system state incase I transferred the problem. I had to manually created the AD users and then restore the Exchange backup. 6 months later and no ill effects so far! ...Spence :) -----Original Message----- From: Calderón Vilches Luis Daniel [mailto:Daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 12 February 2004 19:54 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] FW: Disaster Recovery Exchange 2K with Win2K AD http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi, Me again... Maybe I didn't explain myself very well, so let me put it in other words. How can I reinstall a Exch2K server that is also the only Domain Controller of the domain? Remember that the reason for the reinstallation is a corrupted Active Directory that does not allow to add additional domain controllers. TIA, Daniel ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------