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Brad Pears · Guest

I am trying to install a windows 2003 backup domain controller in our Win2K
domain. Before I can
do this though I have to install the AD Schema snap in on our Win2K Small
Business Server so as to resolve the issue of "mangled" Exchange 2000
attributes when configuring a WIn2K3 DC in a WIn2K domain that already has
an Exchagne 2000 server installed. (KB314649)

To install the Schema AD snap-in, the instructions say to insert your win2K
CD, and browse to the i386 directory and then run the "adminpak.msi" file
which I did and works fine.

However, part way through the install you are asked to insert the Windows
2000 "setup" disk.

What the heck are they talking about? I never received a CD marked "setup"
with my Dell Win2K SBS server. I tried all three Win2K SBS CD's to no avail.

Please help. How can I install the AD schema snap in without a "setup"
disk?? or better yet, maybe someone can confirm what the heck they mean by a
Win2K "setup"
disk!!!

Thanks,

Brad

Jeff Middleton [SBS-MVP] · Guest

I'm going to try offering an immediate answer to your question, even though
I'm not endorsing either the information you stated about why you want to do
this, or if it's going to even help.

I think your problem with doing the ADprep is that you are using Windows
2000 version of ADprep, you need to be using Windows 2003 CD for Adprep, but
you run it at the existing Windows/SBS 2000 computer. This step is to
populate the existing AD (on the SBS 2000) to include the reference
information required by the newer Windows 2003 Server....before it can be
added.

I'm not sure that you can "fix" Exchange attributes with ADprep with regard
to the values in the attributes. ADprep extends the structure of AD, but I
wouldn't expect it to fix content, yet I'm not really clear on what you are
doing.

I also didn't try to digest the entire KB you mentioned....so this is really
just a suggestion to try the step from the Windows 2003 CD, nothing more.

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