We have a PDC (Windows Server 2003) that was restored from a backup (virtualized). Following the restoration, I noticed the Active Directory tools are missing from Administrative Tools. This includes …

The next day I noticed that Active Directory and DNS are not functioning anymore. All AD DS tools (from Start => Administrative Tools) gives an error "The server is not operational".

I have a Windows 2003 standard server with 60 users. When i open AD through Start > administrative tools > Active directory users & computers

Please be aware that in Exchange 2010, all management is done via Remote PowerShell, even when opening the Management Tools on an Exchange server. It is now a much larger dependency on IIS, …

Using delegate control to one OU only is fine here. If you would like to use Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 to manage the specific OU, I think the overview of the OUs will …

Feb 6, 2014 · My adreptool work perfectly until I need to force a task kill in a middle of running. After that the program crash every time at launch.

So are you all actually going in and disabling computer accounts or do you have a bunch of computers and you want to know which ones are active and which ones might not be in use?

Besides Active Directory, Windows server 2008 provides us more valuable new functionality help us increase control, availability, and flexibility for their changing business needs. for example, the New …

Nov 1, 2011 · Verification of prerequisites for Domain Controller promotion failed. The TCP ports required by Active Directory Domain Services are already in use on this computer. You must remove …

Now of course the "Local Security Policy" shortcut does not exist on domain controllers, though you can achieve the same through the Group Policy Object Editor mmc targetted to the local computer. The …