Go to existing DC - Active directory users and comuter - Right click on Domain - Operation Masters. You will find three tabs RID, PDC, Infrastructure. Change the roles from the tabs to the other server. BR Chand Deshwal -----Original Message----- From: Sanjay Choudhary [mailto:SChoudhary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:05 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Urgent Help - How to promote ADC to DC In windows 2000 http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi All, Pl. help me in windows 2000 server, I couldn't find any document regarding promotion of ADC to DC and demotion of DC to ADC. If any knows then pl. send me the solution for same. This is very urgent because i have to format the existing DC and put new server as DC. Thnks in Adv. Regards Sanjay Choudhary ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------