I would try installing DNS before AD, and create the forward and reverse lookup zones with the appropriate records. Then try installing AD and see if it works. Sly Ron Leach <rleach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Good Morning List, I just finished installing win 2k server. No problems. Now I want to = install AD. When I proceed with the install everything seems to go fine = up to the point where I supply the domain name. After I give the domain = name it appears to be installing AD and DNS but it just hangs up and = nothing else happens. I've left it alone for a couple of hours and = still nothing. It's just a test machine at home but I'd still like to get it resolved. Any ideas? TIA Ron ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm