Problem adding Windows 2003 Server as a Additional Controller

[marzIT]

Hello All,

I am having problems adding a secondary Controller on my Network.

I have 1 Domain Controller with Windows 2000.

I am trying to add a new Server with Windows 2003 Server Standard and eventually install Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server.

When I try to add Windows 2003 Server as a Additional Domain Controller I get the following Error Message:

"The operation failed because:

The Active Directory Installation Wizard cannot continue because the forest is not prepared for installing Windows Server 2003. Use the Adprep command-line tool to prepare both the forest and the domain. For more information about using the Adprep, see Active Directory help."

"The version of the Active Directory Schema of the source forest is not compatible with the version of Active Directory on this computer"

Can someone please advice.

Thank you,
M

 

[markdmac]

Question answered in dual cross post in Exchange Forum

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[marzIT]

Thanx that is part of the answer.

I haven's installed exchange yet because I am having problems adding Windows 2003 Server as an additional Domain Controller and I'm getting an error which is on the initial post.

I'm having problems adding Windows 2003 Server to 2000 Active Directory.

Thank you,
M

 

[technome]

You need to prep the AD.....

http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15301&SearchTerms=forest,prep

........................................
Chernobyl disaster..a must see pictorial

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm

 

[marzIT]

great thanx for your help.

I got it working and my 2003 server is now a domain controller.

Now its time to install exchange 2003 server this will be our mail server. do you know if I need to install SMTP Services and POP3 before installing exchange.

Thank you,
M

 

[markdmac]

marzIT, please try to limit the number of cross posts. I've responded to 3 questions you have posted on the same related subject. Gets confusing after a while.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark