Take a look at the following to see if it helps;
316685 Active Directory-Integrated Domain Name Is Not Displayed in DNS
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316685
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"mostafa saeedi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hello all
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> i have dc in windows 2000 server and have an error in my dns the error
> messege is:
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> "
> The DNS server was unable to open Active Directory. This DNS server is
> configured to obtain and use information from the directory for this zone
> and is unable to load the zone without it. Check that the Active Directory
> is functioning properly and reload the zone. The event data is the error
> code.
>
> "
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> please help me.
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> thank you.
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