Creating a 2008 Domain Controller

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In previous blog posts, I discussed how to prepare your existing 2003 domain to receive new 2008R1 and 2008R2 domain controllers. In this post, the detailed steps to create the new 2008 domain controller is documented. Note that I assume you have already installed a fresh copy of 2008 (either physically or virtually), have fully […]

How to add a 2008R2 Domain Controller to a 2003 Domain

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2008 domain controller

I have blogged about how to add a Microsoft Windows 2008R1 domain controller (DC) to a 2003 Domain. But, what if you need to add a Microsoft 2008R2 domain controller to a 2003 Domain? If you run adprep, you get an error because you cannot run a 64-bit executable in a 32-bit environment! The answer […]

How to add a 2008R1 Domain Controller to a 2003 Domain

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adrep for 2008r1 domain controller

I’ve added a Microsoft Windows 2008R1 domain controller (DC) to a 2003 Domain, and the instructions are simple, first you prepare to upgrade: Create the new 2008R1 machine, installing the operating system per normal In Windows Explorer, share the DVD drive out as read-only Run the command at the 2008 DOS prompt to see the […]