Hi, You dont need to run dcpromo after installing exchange. You just need Active directory before installing exchange, there is no need for child domain. Forestprep should be run on Schema Master means one of your domain controller which is have schema master role. For domainprep you can run on any DC in domain. but in each domain you should run domainprep once. Regards, Sandeep "M.Faisal Ilyas Siddiqui" <mfaisal_i@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: http://www.MSExchange.org/ i am installing ms exchange 2003 in my organization and the questions are as follows 1- after installing MS Server 2003, do i really have to run dcpromo and make it a child domain, or ms exchange dosnt necessarily not require to run dcpromo and make it child domain. 2- On which server i will run /forestprep and /domainprep command. answer me as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------ 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: sandeep78610@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.