http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;238369#6 _____ From: Qusai A. AL Haddad [mailto:qusai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:15 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: dolly@xxxxxxxxxxxx - Found word(s) sex internet remove get list in the Text body. - [exchangelist] Removing First Domain Controller http://www.MSExchange.org/ Dear All I have 2 domain controller in my organization, and I want to remove the first domain controller for this and add it later on, What I did I transfer the 5 FSMO roles from the first to the seconded domain controller and also I made the 2nd domain controller as GC, I remove it from the first one. In the same I did for also DNS. I try to dcpromo down the first domain controller I am getting this error The Operation Failed because : A domain controller could not be contacted for the domain abc.com that contained an account for this computer. Make the computer a member of a workgroup then rejoin the domain before retrying the promotion. " the specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted." Any Help will be appreciated Regards Qusai ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------