Unable to demote DC in Win2000 SP4

[Guest]

I need to remove AD and when I attempt to run dcpromo I get the following
error:

Active Directory Installation Failed
The operation failed because:
Failed to prepare for or remove the sysvol replication
"The file replication service cannot be stopped."

Event ID's
4011
4015

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

what's the source of the Event ID's? I did a search on www.eventid.net and
got a couple of interesting answers. Take a look at that site, it might give
you some ideas.

Regards,
/Jimmy

 

[Guest]

I reshared my SYSVOL folder and that resolved my 4011 and 4015 errors.

However, I receive the same error (see below) when attempting to demote my
DC.

When I attempt to manually stop the file replication service, it hangs then
I have to End Task. I've tried rebooting the server and still the same
result.

Also, when I try to apply SP4, it hangs when analyzing your system. I let
it run over night and still running with nothing in the progress bar. I
clicked cancel and it closed normally.

What I'm trying to do is demote this machine and reinstall the OS as it is
having many problems. I have moved AD to another server and made it a GC
server. Howver, when I take this machine down, I have users that cannot
connect to a member server that is running our ERP software. The get the
error: Logon server is unavailable.

What are the chances of me sucessfully deleting the containers, reinstalling
the OS, keeping the same machine name, make a DC and GC server and the
clients not being any wiser and still connect to the member server running
the ERP?