EXISTING ENVIRONMENT:
Win2k SP4 - with all updates excluding IE7
Single Domain Controller
ATTEMPTED:
adding a newly built and fully patched, excluding IE7, server Win2k3 R2 to domain and performing DC promo
PROCESS:
Logged in as primary domain admin
Copied win2k3 I386 folder to D:\win2k3\i386 on win2k server
performed adprep /forestprep command on server - reported successful result
used ADSIEdit.msc to verify object
CN=Windows2003Update,CN=ForestUpdates,CN=Configuration,DC=domain-name,DC=com
successful
waited 30 minutes
performed adprep /domainprep command on server - reported successful result although took only a few seconds and I did not see the list of updated objects posted as in the /forestprep command
used ADSIEdit.msc to verify object
CN=Windows2003Update,CN=DomainUpdates,CN=System,DC=domain-name,DC=com
could not find object in AD
RESULT:
When attempting to perform DC promo on the Win2k3 server I get a error message saying that I am trying to join a domain that is not compatible with my server during the "examining forest" phaze.
Both commands report to be fully successful and when reattempting to run adprep /domainprep the server reports that the command was previously completed with success and does not need to be rerun.
THOUGHTS and QUESTION:
Unfortunately I do not have a system state backup form the Win2k server which I could fall back to. Is there any other way I can retry the /domainprep command on the Win2k server? Maybe by forcing the process?
I've looked through KB's but they only list solutions when the commands reported to fail. Nothing on my situation.
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