Removing Active Directory?

[Tim Nelson]

Hello. I have a server for a home network running windows
2000 server and Active Directory was installed. I do not
need it, and it is jsut complicatiing things, so is there
a way to remove Active Directory from this server? Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks
Tim Nelson

 

[Paul Bergson]

dcpromo and remove last dc

 

[Herb Martin]

dcpromo and remove last dc

And you may -- under some circumstances -- need to use
SP4 Win2000 with the DCPromo switch /forceremoval.

 

[Tim Nelson]

I'm sorry, i do not know what |"dcpromo" is or what you
are even talking about... could you put it in idiots terms
for me? Thanks.

 

[ptwilliams]

dcpromo.exe is the executable that launches the Active Directory
Installation Wizard. This is what creates and removes DCs.

As you have a DC, you need to demote it back to normal server. Do this by
running dcpromo from the start menu and following the instructions
thereafter

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I'm sorry, i do not know what |"dcpromo" is or what you
are even talking about... could you put it in idiots terms
for me? Thanks.

 

[Paul Bergson]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307304

 

[Jeremy@gilbarco]

You should be ok by typing in "dcpromo" at the Run menu
and sticking with next next next.

 

[Herb Martin]

You should be ok by typing in "dcpromo" at the Run menu
and sticking with next next next.

Unless he needs to FORCE the removal, which is commony
a case when one has been removing DCs.

DCPromo /forcedremoval (and understand this THROWS
AWAY the domain if this the LAST DC.)